LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 12: Pitching coach Mark Prior #99, Trevor Bauer #27 and Will Smith #16 of the Los Angeles Dodgers walk out of the bullpen before the game against the Texas Rangers at Dodger Stadium on June 12, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
According to the data, Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior will find himself firmly in the belly of the beast following Monday’s action, when MLB officially begins to enforce punishments against sticky stuff offenders.
Make no mistake: this will be a league-wide adjustment period, and no team is safe.