Rule changes, work stoppage, Offseason changes, Pitch Clock

[tinselwolverine]

So how are pitching changes going to be handled mechanically once the maximum number of visits to the mound has been reached? Is the catcher going to go out to the mound and instruct the pitching changes as he is directed from the bench?

 

[kalinecountry]

http://baseballegg.com/2019/03/14/mlb-takes-steps-to-fix-the-relief-pitcher-gluttony/
MLB takes steps to fix relief pitcher gluttony.
BaseballEgg

 

[tinselwolverine]

http://baseballegg.com/2019/03/14/mlb-takes-steps-to-fix-the-relief-pitcher-gluttony/
MLB takes steps to fix relief pitcher gluttony.
BaseballEgg

If they want to ?inject more action,? instead of playing baseball, they could just play paintball instead.

?If it ain?t broke, don?t fix it.?

 

[kalinecountry]

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/mlb-announces-major-rule-changes-for-2019-and-2020/
MLB Announces Major Rule Changes for 2019 and 2020.
Fangraphs

 

[kalinecountry]

If they want to ?inject more action,? instead of playing baseball, they could just play paintball instead.

?If it ain?t broke, don?t fix it.?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp3TkopTb0A

 

[kalinecountry]

https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2019/03/15/the-saturday-survey-22/
THE SATURDAY SURVEY.
Totally Tigers

Several years in advance of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, MLB and the Players Association are discussing (and in some cases, implementing) changes to the game.

The results of the following survey will determine what you think would most benefit the game.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26283683/what-need-know-mlb-new-rules
What you need to know about MLB's new rules.
espn

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2...ies-yankees-perez-chafin-blevins-universal-dh
The effect of the three-batter minimum is being underrated.
The league will survive the change, of course, but you can?t deny the large effect it will have.
BeyondTheBoxscore

 

[kalinecountry]

https://tht.fangraphs.com/inside-baseballs-laboratory/
Inside Baseball?s Laboratory.
HardballTimes/Fangraphs

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26382974/passan-state-baseball-2019-season-begins
The state of baseball as 2019 season begins.
espn

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27154814/meaningful-free-agency-mlbpa-priorities
'Meaningful free agency' among MLBPA's priorities.
espn

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27164197/robot-umpires-debut-atlantic-league-asg
'Robot umpires' debut in Atlantic League ASG.
espn

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2019/07/judgement-day-robot-umpire-debuts-in-atlantic-league.html
Judgement Day? ?Robot umpire? debuts in Atlantic League.
Mlive

 

[Mitchrapp]

I'm curious how a robot ump will know if someone checked his swing? Or got hit on is foot, catcher interference, or any number of other rules. Will they throw out pitchers who pitch inside, how will they stop a bench clearing brawl?

 

[Mitchrapp]

I still think they need a physical George Jetson type robot.

 

[kalinecountry]

I'm curious how a robot ump will know if someone checked his swing? Or got hit on is foot, catcher interference, or any number of other rules. Will they throw out pitchers who pitch inside, how will they stop a bench clearing brawl?

Sounds as if the ump is still behind the plate.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Sounds as if the ump is still behind the plate.

Do they get paid less now since they do less?

 

[byco42]

I'm curious how a robot ump will know if someone checked his swing? Or got hit on is foot, catcher interference, or any number of other rules. Will they throw out pitchers who pitch inside, how will they stop a bench clearing brawl?

All the robot does is call balls and strikes. It's about 30% of the responsibility of an HPU. And HPU does not call checked swings; he appeals them when requested. Even if a computer judges balls and strikes, there will be an umpire behind the plate to signal them. I wonder how the computer/robot judges "the knees and the midpoint between the belt and the shoulders" on each batter "when assuming a normal stance."

 

[Mitchrapp]

All the robot does is call balls and strikes. It's about 30% of the responsibility of an HPU. And HPU does not call checked swings; he appeals them when requested. Even if a computer judges balls and strikes, there will be an umpire behind the plate to signal them. I wonder how the computer/robot judges "the knees and the midpoint between the belt and the shoulders" on each batter "when assuming a normal stance."

Or a shorter or taller person. Where one has a larger strike zone. So if you disagree with a call the ump will say "blame the robot they made the call."

 

[byco42]

Or a shorter or taller person. Where one has a larger strike zone. So if you disagree with a call the ump will say "blame the robot they made the call."

That what I was referring to in regards to the description of the strike zone in the rulebook.

 

[tinselwolverine]

I still think they need a physical George Jetson type robot.

I don?t know...I don?t think you want a machine in the vicinity of a guy with a big club in his hands the machine is making calls against.