The new rules are sure to create all kinds of quirks and unforeseen issues in MLB games this year.
and limits on disengagements with the mound and pickoff throws. MLB’s hope is that in concert these rules speed pace, get the ball in play with greater frequency and create more on-base action. The exhibition season began Friday in Arizona and Saturday in Florida, and we should also think about it as the opening of labs as teams experiment to deduce how to best play within the new strictures — and how to find advantages when possible.
What could all but be guaranteed was this game would have taken an additional hour last year: There were 16 pitchers used, tons of deep counts, six walks, 21 strikeouts, two hit-by-pitches and 18 at-bats with runners in scoring position. Per the new rules, extreme shifts were gone. But not shifts. There must be two players on each side of second base now and all infielders must be on the infield dirt as the pitcher begins his delivery. So gone, for example, is having an infielder in short right field and three infielders to the right of second base for lefty pull hitters. Still, for most lefties, the third baseman was pulled toward shortstop and the shortstop was as far up the middle as possible without being in violation.
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