The game would speed up by at least a half hour maybe a full hour if they only allowed batter stepping out of the box between pitches for 7-10 seconds.
Each pitch it seems the batter has to step out, adjust his junk, wrist band, helmet, reset velcro on his glove, dig a hole, spit, look for a sign...fer gods sake your paid millions to play a game. Play it.
Grab some dirt on your way to the plate rub your hands and take your swings
Take away bathrooms privileges from the players and have them drink a 12oz caffeinated drink every ending. OK only one one pit stop per player during game.
I have been working on a plan where you may tackle the base runner while he trying to steal a base. The batting team could use the 3rd base coach as a defender and a guy at first base could help the runner get to 2nd. This would lessen the time pitchers spend trying to stop someone from stealing bases.
You can throw someone out like in kick ball. But if the runner caches the ball he gets the next base.
Instead of rain delays just use a softball instead while it rains. That way they don’t need to worry about hurting themselves. They could be a lighting exception.
Have all contracts with a speed of play variable in their pay.
That’s actually part of the plan. A hitter must now keep his toe in the box throughout his at-bat. He can step out only after he swings or calls timeout.
They’re also going to monitor time between pitches. Rule says 12 seconds between pitches. They’re not going to be rigid about it, but they are going to tighten it up quite a bit.