On October 6, Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs reported on a phenomenon that he and colleague Brendan Gawlowski had first noticed during Arizona Fall League games: Outfielders were lining up in surprising, and surprisingly symmetrical, fashion. After speaking with teams and league officials, he was able to establish that MLB is, in fact, contemplating the idea of restricting the positioning of outfielders, in an attempt to boost the number of base …
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