My name is Matt Swartz, and I’m an author at Baseball Prospectus.  I’m doing some research on the infield shift (where three infielders play on the right side of second base for a left-handed hitter), and the data is a bit hard to come by.  Since I know what a great resource the SBNation blogs are, being a former writer at one myself, I thought that some of you could give me some help.

I am curious who has gotten shifted against on your team MOST of the time, AND who your team regularly has shifted against in your division over the last 18 years.  To jog your memory I am listing the lefties and switch-hitters that your team has had in the last 18 years that have hit at least 20 home runs.

Thank you for your help.

LHB

Josh Hamilton
Chris Davis
Hank Blalock
David Dellucci
Rafael Palmeiro
Lee Stevens
Rusty Greer
Will Clark

SHB

Milton Bradley
Mark Teixeira
Ruben Sierra
Mickey Tettleton