Pace of Play Changes for 2018

[Bobster7587]

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-pace-of-play-rule-changes-mound-visit-limits-no-pitch-clocks-shorter-commercials/ 

Didn't see this posted. Looks like it will be 6 total mound visits for a 9 inning game, which includes visits from the catcher or any other player. 1 additional visit per inning for extra inning games. A pitching change must still occur on the 2nd visit of the inning. This seems like a pretty big change. After the 6th visit, the Umpire has discretion to allow additional visits by the catcher following a cross-up. Commercial breaks have also been shortened by 20 seconds.

 

 

 

 

[jordan]

Those 2/3 innings starts are gonna be rough. 

[Angel Oracle]

Tough luck, Skanks and Red Sux....heh heh heh

[Sully151]

So with only one visit per extra inning, how do you change pitchers? Or do pitching changes not count?

[Troll Daddy]

Shorter commercials is good

[m0nkey]

Are there really 6 non-pitching change mound visits in 9 innings?

[Stradling]

So they are cutting 40 seconds per inning just by cutting commercials.  That’s about six minutes a game, which is a good start.  Let’s get back to a two and a half hour game. 

[AngelsLakersFan]

32 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

Are there really 6 non-pitching change mound visits in 9 innings?

This now counts any player in addition to the pitching coach / manager. 

It'll be a lot harder to stall for time now.

[Troll Daddy]

 

[Bobster7587]

1 hour ago, Troll Daddy said:

 

Interesting quote. The way I'm interpreting the article, that could result in the Angels being forced to make a pitching change. If he does that twice in the same inning, or if he does it after another player or coach already visited the mound in that ining. I am curious if that's really the case: 

"That means going forward, a mound visit will include visits by coaches and managers, as well as visits by other players. If the catcher goes to the mound, it counts as a visit. If an infielder goes to the mound, it counts as a visit. Also, the second mound visit of an inning requires a pitching change. That remains the same"

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

Jeff Fletcher‏Verified account @JeffFletcherOCR 3h3 hours ago

Commissioner Rob Manfred just said that if a catcher or coach makes a 7th visit, there would have to be a pitching change.

[tomsred]

What if the pitcher and catcher meet halfway and say something to one another?  What if a manager tells an umpire he is making a pitching change and doesn't go to the mound, does that count as a visit?

[Sully151]

So it's the 11th inning, runner on first with no outs. Catcher goes out to calm the pitcher down. Visit 1.

Since you are only allowed 1 visit per extra inning, all of the remaining visits have to be a pitching change.

So the pitcher walks the second batter. Runners first and second. manager goes out. Pitching change.

New pitcher strikes out batter. one out.

Pinch hitter comes in and now the catcher/manager can't go out and talk to the pitcher about how to pitch to the pinch hitter without making a pitching change. Kinda lame.

 

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Sully151 said:

So it's the 11th inning, runner on first with no outs. Catcher goes out to calm the pitcher down. Visit 1.

Since you are only allowed 1 visit per extra inning, all of the remaining visits have to be a pitching change.

So the pitcher walks the second batter. Runners first and second. manager goes out. Pitching change.

New pitcher strikes out batter. one out.

Pinch hitter comes in and now the catcher/manager can't go out and talk to the pitcher about how to pitch to the pinch hitter without making a pitching change. Kinda lame.

so now we'll see teams using more signs, which will lead to more sign stealing, which will eventually lead to armageddon.