Major League Baseball has made the games faster, the bases bigger and defense a little bit harder. Now, if it could only do something about those stubborn strikeouts.
PHOENIX -- Major League Baseball has made the games faster, the bases bigger and defense a little bit harder. "Just move the mound back to about -- oh, I don't know -- second base? Maybe fastballs only?" Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Jake McCarthy said, laughing."I just think these pitchers are really good.There's little doubt that MLB's expansive new rules package this season has been a success, particularly when it comes to speeding up the action.
by signing up you agree to our terms of service Even without pitchers at the plate, the whiffs are still coming in bunches.
So how is Arraez putting up those gaudy numbers? Well, one reason is he's simply making contact with the ball. The evolution of high strikeout numbers has been a decadeslong process but has really sped up over the past 15 years. In 2018, strikeouts became more common than hits for the first time and that trend has held firm the past six seasons.
"I think there's some sentiment among the group that we made a lot of changes here," MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in June."We ought to let the dust settle."
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