Baseball this year is going to take some getting used to, arguably even more so for pitchers. The three-batter rule, not being able to use every ball you like, not hitting on your spot, and a goofy extra-inning rule will all mess with a pitcher’s head. But for the Dodgers’ Alex Wood, there is one rule that just seems sort of pointless.
In his first media appearance of Spring Camp, Wood was asked about some of MLB’s new rules. One of those new rules is a wet rag that pitchers are now allowed to carry around in their pockets to avoid licking their fingers.