What drives me crazy are the batters who step out of the box after each pitch and adjust their batting gloves.
That adds a lot of time to the game. Umps don’t have to call time and allow that, but they generally do. ...Instead, if a batter has done it twice and tries a third time, the ump should just call a strike.
Similarly, the catcher calling for time and going to the mound to talk to the pitcher should be only allowed once per inning. If trying a second time, the ump should call a ball.
I think they are at least going to make the batter keep one foot in the box between pitches. I completely agree on the batting glove adjustments. The problem with speeding the batter up though is that is definitely going to favour the pitcher, until the adjustment is made. It is only going to depress runs even more, at least in the short term.
Pitching changes are a huge time sink. I think they are going to eventually speed up the pitchers coming in. There are some who propose limiting pitching changes. But then what do you do about injury? I don’t think I like that one.
Freegards
Use the same rule as with managers and pitching coaches. On the manager’s second visit (the pitching coach’s visit counts as a manager visit), the pitcher is out of the game.