~2022 MLB Thread~

[longhorn320]

I heard the new agreement would stop a team from playing the shift to defend against hitters

is that correct or did I just dream it

[ELA]

I heard the new agreement would stop a team from playing the shift to defend against hitters

is that correct or did I just dream it

I hope so.  I hate it.  People are saying it's old man yelling at cloud, but it would be like if football didn't have illegal formation penalties, and guys trotted out 9 WRs, a QB, and a C.  I'm fine with innovation, but the game only works within certain parameters 

[longhorn320]

I hope so.  I hate it.  People are saying it's old man yelling at cloud, but it would be like if football didn't have illegal formation penalties, and guys trotted out 9 WRs, a QB, and a C.  I'm fine with innovation, but the game only works within certain parameters

teams have played the shift for over 100 years

its just part of baseball

[ELA]

teams have played the shift for over 100 years

its just part of baseball

And that's why I don't think you need to position guys concretely.  I think if you say only 3 players can be behind the infield dirt, and of your four infielders, two need to be on either side of second base, it's still fine.

The problem is all of the analytics say that everything you were told has a player, was wrong. That the most efficient way to play baseball is incredibly boring. Yes, there have been shifts forever. But the batters were also told to choke up with two strikes, and go the opposite way.  Now we've discovered, that giving up a chance to hit a home run, just to not strike out, is inefficient so we don't say that anymore. That anymore. We'd tell them to swing away, and they hit it right into the shift

[longhorn320]

So has the shift been banned?  Ive not been able to find that it has.

[ELA]

I haven't either, I'm just saying what I've heard proposed, that I think feels like a good middle ground

[longhorn320]

I haven't either, I'm just saying what I've heard proposed, that I think feels like a good middle ground

ok while we are at it lets stop the time at bat where 55 foul balls happen

I propose with 2 strikes on the batter he gets to foul 2 times only and if he fouls for a 3rd time the ball is dead and the batter is deemed to have struck out

[ELA]

Eh, nothing about the way the game is going makes me inclined to give the parade of relievers an advantage

[longhorn320]

Eh, nothing about the way the game is going makes me inclined to give the parade of relievers an advantage

so its all for the hitter nothing for the pitcher?

[Cincydawg]

The Major League Baseball Players' Association has agreed to rules changes starting in 2023 that would allow MLB to ban defensive shifts, implement a pitch clock, and enlarge the bases.

https://www.federalbaseball.com/2022/3/8/22966549/mlb-mlbpa-new-cba-lockout-end-of-the-shift-pitch-clock-larger-bases-changes-for-the-better#:~:text=The%20Major%20League%20Baseball%20Players,clock%2C%20and%20enlarge%20the%20bases.

Here are the new MLB rules for the 2022 season | RSN (nbcsports.com)

• or the 2022 season: The National League will adopt the designated hitter.
• For the 2023 season: Pitch clocks will be used, there will be a ban on defensive shifts, an automatic ball/strike zone will exist and there will be larger bases.

Postseason rules

• The postseason will expand to 12 teams.
• There will be no man on second base to start extra innings.

[FearlessF]

so its all for the hitter nothing for the pitcher?

let's raise the mound 5 inches back to 1968

[FearlessF]

automatic ball/strike zone???

[OrangeAfroMan]

ok while we are at it lets stop the time at bat where 55 foul balls happen

I propose with 2 strikes on the batter he gets to foul 2 times only and if he fouls for a 3rd time the ball is dead and the batter is deemed to have struck out

Batting averages would plummet 100 points.  Some hitters hit as many balls foul as fair.  Think before you type.

[longhorn320]

Batting averages would plummet 100 points.  Some hitters hit as many balls foul as fair.  Think before you type.

no different then rewarding a hitter for always hitting the ball in the same place like banning the shift would do

banning the shift would add 100 points to some hitting averages

Im only trying to even out the disadvantage that rule change would create