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.  Obviously, some of those players are Expos players, but if anyone has any sense one way or the other about those guys, I appreciate it.

Thank you for your help.

NATIONALS (* = EXPOS, I understand if that’s harder)

LHB

Adam Dunn
Nick Johnson
*Brad Wilkerson
*Lee Stevens
*Henry Rodriguez
*Larry Walker

SHB

*Jose Vidro
*David Segui