Mike Wilner: Remembering Blue Jays broadcaster Tom Cheek provides a reminder of how much baseball has changed
— 15 seconds for a pitcher to begin his motion with nobody on base, 20 seconds with runners on — since the beginning of camp. Right-hander José Berríos, pitching in a simulated game on Thursday, looked at the coaches standing behind a protective screen behind the catcher and said: “It goes so fast!”“Maybe because it’s the first day, but as I start to get used to it, it will get easier.”
“I think it’ll help pitchers get into a tempo and a bit more relaxed out there and get into a consistent pace instead of the slow pace that some guys may work with,” said Tim Mayza, who made his Jays’ debut in August of 2017. “I think for sure it can work to our advantage.” Outfielder Nathan Lukes, who played under the new rules in the minors last season and was the MVP of the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, thought the most troubling issue with the clock was the fact that a hitter has just 22 seconds to get to the plate to start an at-bat .
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