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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru
According to this article, "a league spokesperson confirmed to The Athletic over the weekend that the new bats don’t stray outside of the rules." So now, there is going to be a rush of players to adopt the new style.
Which is likely to lead to the same situation as when MLB changed the characteristics of the ball: a spike in home runs to the point of embarrassment. Then a mandate will come down, adding the shape of the bat to weight and length limits.
MLB always seems to be in a reactive mode when it would be better to be proactive. |
I mean, it *could* lead to a dip in K rate without a rise in HR rate. We’ll see!