Message #2037298

[HalfSmokes]

I really think Nate Silver is onto something when he says cap the size of pitching staffs.  He suggests 10 pitchers max.  That should cut back on Ks.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/relievers-have-broken-baseball-we-have-a-plan-to-fix-it/

then you're going to have to further balloon the rule book to tightly define positions unless you want teams just happening to have position players regularly pitching

As for foul balls, the lack of foul area in modern ballparks is also leading to a lot of extra pitches.  Too easy to spoil pitches.
 https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/foul-balls-are-the-pace-of-play-problem-nobodys-talking-about/

less fouls doesnt add base runners though