Plus: Look who likes the new rules
Tim Anderson is 7th all time with 767 starts at shortstop for the White Sox. Who is first? |
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| Speed has always been a key tool for position players. It's about to get a whole lot more important.
New rules coming to Major League Baseball in 2023 -- namely the ones limiting disengagements on the mound and increasing the size of the bases -- are set to encourage an increase in basestealing. We've already seen the fruits of that this spring as stolen-base attempts per game are up from 1.53 in Spring Training 2022 to 1.81 entering Thursday. Stolen base efficiency is also up a few points from 73.2 percent last spring to 79.2 with one week to go before Opening Day.
"Have wheels, will steal" should be a mantra for teams looking to take advantage in the weeks and months to come. That will make up-and-coming prospects with elite speed tools all the more valuable as they try to crack Major League rosters in this new era. |
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"Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston is here to tell you how "the best game in the world" has gotten even better. |
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As Major League Baseball embarks upon a season in which the size of the bases has been increased, we regret to inform you that the distance in between bases will not be 90 feet this year -- just like it hasn't been for more than a century. |
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| Pete Alonso's first postseason didn't end the way he hoped in 2022. Now, after getting a taste of "playoff-type baseball" in the World Baseball Classic, he's ready to make a much deeper run in October. |
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MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo discuss a group of prospects who left a mark in Spring Training. Here is who stood out to them. |
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Red Sox manager Alex Cora specifically requested that Boston's No. 6 prospect, Nick Yorke, be available for yesterday's game. "I wanted to see him," the skipper said. He sure saw a lot. |
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It's Mets vs. Rays at 1 p.m. ET, Padres vs. Angels at 4 and Cubs vs. Guardians at 9 on MLB Network. |
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