I’ve heard a theory that one part of the many reasons for the resurgence of pitching becoming more dominant in the last few years is because tall lanky white kids are opting to play baseball instead of trying to compete with tall lanky black kids in basketball, especially at the higher levels. Look how many clubs are bringing out these flame throwing relievers throwing 95+ one after another.
Freegards
That’s an interesting theory — I hadn’t heard that before!