{"id":11957,"date":"2023-01-28T22:00:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T22:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/dodgers-news-andrew-friedman-on-upcoming-rule-changes-in-mlb\/"},"modified":"2023-01-28T22:00:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T22:00:21","slug":"dodgers-news-andrew-friedman-on-upcoming-rule-changes-in-mlb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/dodgers-news-andrew-friedman-on-upcoming-rule-changes-in-mlb\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers News: Andrew Friedman on upcoming rule changes in MLB"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A big topic in baseball is the speed of the game. The amount of time it takes for a game to end can drive fans away, but MLB came up with the idea of \u200b\u200ba pitch clock.<\/p>\n
It quickly sparked controversy, with players and fans wondering if this would rob baseball of its true nature. I think there may be another problem for<\/p>\n
Like anything new, it needs adjustment. The MLB pitcher is one of the best players in the world, but perhaps this pitch his clock is their downfall (via Fox Sports).<\/p>\n
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“I think it’s a big unknown as to who can and who can’t,” Friedman said. “For some players, it will be easy. For others, it’s not.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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In 2023, MLB will implement a pitch clock \u2014 15 seconds without bases, 20 seconds with runners on base<\/p>\n
Last year, only 18 of 409 (4.4%) pitchers who pitched 40.0 or more innings averaged 20 seconds or less.<\/p>\n