The Ball is Juiced - 2019

[Centerfield]

Early returns suggest the HR's are on the rise again, after taking a slight dip in 2018.



https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/04/16/game-thrones-names-new-york-yankees-home-run-recordhttps://www.si.com/mlb/2019/04/16/game-thrones-names-new-york-yankees-home-run-record



I guess this itself doesn't explain why we're last in MLB in ERA. But maybe there's something to this?

[Edgy MD]

Jacob deGrom, 2018: 10 homers yielded in 32 games

Jacob deGrom, 2019: 5 homers yielded in four games

[smg58]

You want to make the games shorter? How about letting pitchers pitch? All these guys taking slow jogs around the bases just gets tedious after a while.



I think it's clear that our pitchers just haven't been sharp so far. I also think the wind at Citi was actually blowing out for a few games, which will happen less often over the summer.