Trevor Bauer has a gripe with Rob Manfred. Namely, his decision, after consultation with the MLBPA and all clubs, to implement rules limiting mound visits to six per game (plus an extra visit for each extra inning), reducing between-inning breaks to 2:05 for locally televised games and 2:25 for nationally televised games (with the time limit also applying to pitching changes), and improving review times by providing clubs with better replays and better communication means.
The second rule, in particular, is what drew Bauer’s ire after his April 7 loss to the Royals. Specifically the fact that pitchers are no longer guaranteed eight warm-up pitches, as umpires will signal the end of their warm-up with 25 seconds left in the 2:05 break.