You know players and coaches are going to try and game the system. For instance, what if a player fakes an injury in order to confer with a coach? Could baseball become the new soccer?
PEORIA, Ariz. — Mel Stottlemyre Jr. is not happy right now.
The Mariners’ pitching coach doesn’t dig Major League Baseball’s latest effort to speed up pace of play.
Starting this season — whether it’s a catcher, infielder, manager or coach — teams will be allowed only six mound visits per game. And Stottlemyre, well … he doesn’t predict this ending well.