When I was at the Smokies game it only came into play one time in the first inning when the Biscuits pitcher had a ball called. It didn't seem to be much of a problem for any of the pitchers, at least in that game. One thing I did notice is that if the batter stepped out of the box they shut down the pitch clock for that pitch. Are they limiting hitter step-outs?
I love that we grabbed our closer after the lockout for a mere 3.5 I've always liked and wanted to acquire Robertson when he was in his prime. Really solid and you pretty much know what you can expect year to year.
4th in contact and 4th lowest swstrk% is really impressive too. And that's with Heyward whiffing way more than he usually does, sitting at a 67% contact. We currently have 4 regulars running a swstrk under 5% and then Yan has an absurdly low 2.9%. Night and day from the past 7 years.
OK the 2nd one was a little high but you looked like a horsefeathering [expletive] right there. Those were 2 good pitches and you should be able to do some damage this deep into your career with em.