Hitters have struggled in the first few weeks of the 2022 season, and players have questions about the balls being used by MLB.
They didn’t even test for steroids and performance-enhancing drugs all winter. The batting average throughout baseball these first two weeks is just .230, which would easily rank as the lowest in baseball history for a full season. MLB teams are averaging 3.94 runs a game, the lowest since 1972.
Is it hitters swinging for the fences – no matter the count or situation? One veteran pitcher told USA TODAY Sports that “it’s never been so easy to pitch in my life.’’ “Everybody’s talking about it,’’ Mets second baseman Robinson Cano says. “Something’s going on.’’ “I’m not a conspiracy theorist,’’ Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said this week, “but it just seems like something’s different.
“I noticed when they started mixing in the old ones last year. We later found out that they’re mixing in the old ones because they had a surplus, right after the hitters were complaining the balls not flying as far. I’m like, 'Why don’t we do this at the beginning of the year? Why are we trying to grab two different baseballs every single time?'
“I just hate that they keep changing them. Every year it changes. I would like to see a little consistency. Just let us know if you’re going to change it, so we can adjust.’’ “It’s going to be interesting,’’ Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor said. “We’re the only sport where someone’s going to be happy, and someone’s going to be unhappy when they change baseballs. And that’s [messed] up. It sucks.’’
– Starters must complete at least five innings, or throw 100 pitches, to keep your starting DH in the game. If the starter is removed before the criteria is met, the team loses the DH. – Teams are permitted to make phone calls to look at replay monitors only five times before determining if they want to even issue a challenge.
“How do you expect to win when you get rid of [Nick] Castellanos, you get rid of [Jesse] Winker, and you get rid of [Eugenio] Suarez?’’ Rose said of their moves during the winter."Those are their 3-4-5 hitters in the lineup, they’re gone, and they have no one to replace them. Rose, the 17-time All-Star and three-time batting champion, also worries about Reds first baseman Joey Votto. Votto, 39, is hitting just .167 with a .474 OPS, and only one extra-base hit, no homers and two doubles.
"He’s not a hard-ass. He’s just hard about being accountable. Be accountable for every decision, and if you do that, we’re good. We’re going to have fun. It’s too early to know just how wide-reaching an impact Showalter will make with the Mets, but the D-backs made sure to acknowledge on the video board before their game Friday, allowing Showalter to reminisce.
The team lost 97 games their inaugural season, won 100 games the next, and in the fourth year, won the 2001 World Series, ending the Yankees’ dynasty.
– Dave Stewart, the former GM and four-time 20-game, was appointed by the Nashville Star to lead its diverse equity ownership initiative in hopes of becoming only the second minority-owned baseball franchise in baseball history. There has never been a majority Black-owned team in MLB history. Corbin, who was booed off the mound in his last start, has been even worse this season, going 0-3 with a 11.20 ERA and 2.561 WHIP. – Kudos to Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo for speaking up with teams complaining about leaving unvaccinated players behind entering Canada this season.“Rules are rules and that’s why we couldn’t play in Toronto for two years,’’ Montoyo said. “Nobody cared about us when we were in Dunedin.
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