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Hurdle: No way to know benefits of new strike zone
- Updated: May 21, 2016
PITTSBURGH — Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said he didn’t want to give away any trade secrets.
But it’s pretty clear how the league raising the bottom of the strike zone to the top of a hitter’s knees could affect the Bucs, whose pitching staff regularly pitches low in the zone.
According to MLB.com’s Paul Hagen, at the Owners Meetings this week, there was support of the Competition Committee to raise the lower part of the strike zone from the current definition of “the hollow beneath the kneecap.” The development, first reported by ESPN.com, also suggested changes could be made regarding intentional walks, but an MLB.com source indicated that is unlikely.
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