It was Donaldson who complained about the sticky stuff since his BA was in decline and he specifically accused Cole of using it to increase his spin rate and strike him out.
Another reason why Cashman was stupid to trade for him. And of course once it was banned his BA never improved.
And to get the same spin without a good grip it created more torque on pitchers' elbows.
The pitch clock and decreased mound visits means the pitcher is now out there on his lonesome once he gets rattled.
MLB has ruined the game to save 26 minutes a game on average. If people are that bored let them stay home and stream episodes of Yellowstone.
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