Brock Beauchamp
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Most of those aren't the reasons baseball changed the rules. The game evolved, and MLB is encouraging things it wants to see. Stolen bases dropped because teams figured out they weren't valuable if you got caught. So MLB made it easier to steal, thereby encouraging teams to steal more. The three-hitter minimum was put in place to reduce game length, full stop. Pitchers never hit, can't forget something you never knew. So baseball mercifully put an end to that fiasco in the name of making the viewing experience better. -
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There are a few metrics you can use. A good metric for pitching is FIP. It isolates pitching down to the things a pitcher can control: strikeouts, walks, and home runs. Then it builds an ERA-like number (lower is better). You can find this on FanGraphs, Baseball Ref, or lots of other sites. Here is a cool guide to peruse as well, though it's pretty dense.
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I think that's underselling Youk a little. He was obviously a walk machine, but he also had three consecutive seasons with a slug over .500. He wasn't merely patient; he was also a good hitter. But you're right, you have to be a good hitter or MLB pitchers will just pump strikes at you.
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Personally, I care a lot whether games are slow. I was on the verge of actually disliking baseball from 2022-2024. I'm fine with an automated zone, but it needs to be fast. And I don't think the technology is at that point right now, at least that's the vibe I'm getting from various reading.
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