Major League Baseball’s Joint Competition Committee, comprising club representatives, players and an umpire, approved a pitch timer, shift restrictions and bigger bases for the 2023 season. These changes, announced in a press release in September, were tested extensively at the minor league level over the past several years. The game will be different next year and these three rule changes and the impact they have on the game could help shape the 2023 fantasy baseball season. 

 

Rule: Pitch Timer

The pitch timer will improve pace of play and reduce dead time, according to MLB’s press release. It reduced the average nine-inning game time in the minor leagues by 26 minutes (from 3:04 in 2021 to 2:38 in 2022), but that doesn’t really...

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