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Effectively Wild Episode 2015: Sweeping Statement

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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The Future of Baseball

It seems inevitable at this point that some version of a robotic ball strike system will make its way to the major leagues in the next few years. Do you think knowing what kind of pitch is coming might help improve call accuracy, or would it be too distracting? Could it unconsciously bias them toward calling certain pitches balls and certain pitches strikes? Would Rob Manfred improve? In my mind, this could likely lead to more accurate pitch calling, but your insight will be far more nuanced than mine.

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