Tyler Kepner writes about how and why baseball moved to a high home run, high strikeout game, and where it goes from here. Theo Epstein has an opinion:
A change in hitters’ approaches is already underway, Epstein said.
“You can’t see it if you’re too close to it,” he said. “But that’s exactly what’s coming next: teams that make contact in this age of great stuff will be greatly rewarded.”
I certainly hope so. The game tends to move toward more home runs and more strikeouts because those bring the greatest success. If baseball really wants the game to move toward more contact, it may need to change the incentives that reward more contact for both the pitcher and the batter.
from baseballmusings.com https://ift.tt/2pKeyHO
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