Good afternoon everyone, let’s open up the mailbag for more of your Yankees questions. Remember to send in your questions for our weekly call by e-mail to pinstripealleyblog [at] gmail [dot] com.
Pete asks: Testing pitchers for substances has drawn a number of complaints about the optics of the process, especially from the players. I also question whether the checking is really effective, especially if the catcher is taught to put substance on the ball. Wouldn’t it make sense to just check the balls?
It comes as no surprise that a midseason enforcement by MLB wasn’t properly thought out.