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Originally Posted by calvindog
The game isn’t the same for me due to the lack of dominant starting pitching.
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Technology has a habit of being unfair. For quite a while, and especially currently, technology is vastly helping hitters train compared to pitchers.
Being able to use cameras to analyze hitters and pitchers is nearly an even playing field. We can map hitter swing planes, we can count spin rate on a pitch...etc.
However, advanced hitting tools for training are far more advanced compared to pitching tools. Video batting simulators where you can dial up almost anything a pitcher can do and practice with no assistance from anyone is so common there's been different vendors for many years. Pitchers have various digital and non-digital tools, too, but most of theirs are diagnostic in nature to identify points of correction.
When the Japanese-style "sticky" ball shows up in the bigs (currently used in AA), pitchers should get a bit more of their spin-rate tool back. Theoretically, that should help even the game out a bit.