MLBPA: 2-second cut to pitch clock too soon for some pitchers
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Major League Baseball's move to slice two seconds off the pitch clock with runners on base is too much, too soon, according to players' association head Tony Clark.
The clock is shortening this season to 18 seconds from 20 with men on base and will stay at 15 seconds with no one on.
"That's a conversation that should have warranted a much longer dialogue than what we had," Clark said Saturday. "We voiced those concerns, players voiced those concerns, and yet, the push through of the change to the pitch clock still happened."
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"We just had the biggest adjustment this league has ever seen in regards to length of game and how the game was affected by including a clock," Clark said. "Rather than give us another year to adjust and adapt to it, why are we adjusting again, and what are the ramifications going to be?"
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39590930/2-second-cut-pitch-clock-too-soon-some-pitchers
JFC, stop trying to speed up the game.
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The way the game was sped up last season was a major improvement. How long do we need to stare at Emmanuel Clase working through pitch selection anyway?
