One of the primary gripes coming from people who do not enjoy watching baseball is that the games are boring. They take hours to play, and there is little or no action on the vast majority of the 300 or so pitches that are thrown every game. Major League Baseball has debated solutions to this for a while, and they may be close to implementing new one.
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A widely discussed solution has been to institute a "pitch clock" while pitchers are on the mound. The device would be similar to the shot clock in basketball. Essentially, pitchers would be put on a timer after throwing the previous pitch, and they have to deliver their next pitch before it hits zero.
According to Fox Sports, the measure is scheduled to be implemented at the minor league level this season in order to see how it works in practice. Owners are voting on the change at the owners meetings this week, and although the union has to approve the move, it seems likely that it will happen.
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The proposed change would institute a 20-second pitch clock at the Double-A and Triple-A level of the minor leagues for the upcoming 2015 season. If the move is well-received at the minor league level, it will likely be implemented in the majors within a few seasons. Multiple players and coaches have said that they think the pitch clock is effective and does not disrupt the players.
Baseball is experimenting with other rule changes to speed up the pace of play of the games, including time limits for pitching changes and between innings and rules about how quickly managers must make their replay challenges.
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