We know that at least one of the major rules changes is changing the shape of spring training games. Pitch clocks have made pace of play significantly faster with an average game time of 2 hours and 39 minutes. While I am quite excited about the prospect of snappier baseball games, I wanted to dig into the other changes a bit and see how different the games might look in all respects for the coming season. First, an over simplified version from Jeff Passan:
Spring training 2022 vs.