New (2023) MLB rules explained
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From CBS Sports.
He surely had the runs per game numbers right in front of him when he wrote this. Why not share them?
The A’s played the GUARDIANS.
. How many A’s fans figured it was an exhibition against a minor-league team?Never mind. The Indians wouldn’t have made a difference.
The A’s played the GUARDIANS.
Never mind. The Indians wouldn’t have made a difference.
2022: 8.56 RPG for the entire season.
2023: 9.16 RPG. Too early to tell anything. The 9.16 is not an outlier for recent RPG, it was higher in both ‘19 and ‘20.
Yes. Last season was a recent low in RPG. I like all of the steal attempts. It brings the catchers arm and accuracy back to relevancy.
Not getting the runs. The players should add fiber to their diet. It’s good for them.
But limiting the pitchers ability to hold the runner really screws the catchers. A very high percentage of successful steals are on the pitchers not the catchers.
It does. And the bases are significantly bigger so the distance between bases is shorter. It might go back to the old days when the catchers had cannons but could barely hit.
"The primary reason why the bases are bigger is safety, giving fielders and runners more room to operate without colliding."
I had to ask, thanks. I thought it may have had something to do with the hundreds of women who told me I would never get to first base, no matter the size!
Love everything about the rules changes except just how high the SB success rate is, and the fact that there's practically nothing that the pitcher/catcher can do to combat it at this point. The one thing it'll do is encourage more slide steps, and that means more arm injuries. I don't mind them encouraging more of a running game, but I think it went too much toward the other end of the spectrum, too quickly.
As I knew it would be, the pitch clock is awesome. Some weird instances of batters being dinged for not being ready when the pitcher isn't even ready ... but hopefully they can iron that out. Otherwise, it's an outstanding addition.
As I knew it would be, the pitch clock is awesome. Some weird instances of batters being dinged for not being ready when the pitcher isn't even ready ... but hopefully they can iron that out. Otherwise, it's an outstanding addition.
Catcher’s pop times can only be so fast….without pitchers holding runners on, catchers have very little chance even with cannons. My son was a catcher and had a really good pop time (especially at the high school level) and he had a hard time throwing guys out with certain pitchers on the mound because they couldn’t hold anyone on.
Well then pitchers need to adjust and get faster to the plate or pitch out of the stretch. Otherwise, it's on the catcher to be elite at throwing runners out. Either way, the overall stolen base record will be broken this season and I think it adds to the game rather than teams depending on HR. Teams with speed should be more competitive against the teams that try to stack the lineup with power hitters. But as you know, if you limit base runners or HR, you limit these issues. It makes pitching that much more of a premium.
An interesting question: how do the home run rates compare? There seem to be a lot more singles than last year. With equal home run rates, I would expect a higher jump in runs per game than what we’re seeing, 8.56 to 9.16. I’ll get on it later, good discussion here. I’ve said before that the clock really adds to my enjoyment, I too am loving it.
Rickey wants compensation:
“I wish the game would be just left alone,” Henderson said. “But if they’re going to [make changes] they got to add 50 or 60 on mine. That’s the new rule.”
Home runs per team per game:
2022: 1.07
2023: 1.18
At-a-glance comparison:
Major League Batting Year-by-Year Averages | Baseball-Reference.com
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Hitters are “better” because they are able to take away the inside half of the plate with their body armor. They only have to be concerned with the outside half of the plate.
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