Did they include a pitch count? I heard no more stupid runner on 2nd base in extras.
Pitch clock next year. Bigger bases too.
What about the proposed stupid rules regarding ending the shift? What are the rules there?
MLB has the right to implement rules changes with a year’s notice. Unless that’s been changed in the new CBA, expect a pitch clock, limitations on shifts, and bigger bases in 2023.
Those things help address the game’s problems:
An average of 25 seconds between pitches. At roughly 300 pitches per nine-inning game, if you simply implement a 20-second clock (let alone the 14/19 they’re talking about), you’d save 1500 seconds, or 25 minutes, of people standing around doing nothing — in five-second increments.
There is now an average of roughly 4+ minutes between balls in play. Limiting shifts could help with getting more balls in play more often (though I’ve already figured out a way around it, and if I can figure it out, you bet major-league managers can.)
For five years running, there have been more strikeouts than base hits. The new rules may help with that also.