Price is on the side of pitchers being better because they know how to pitch, rather than because they throw hard. But at the same time, it seems like a debate between playing baseball "better" (i.e. higher velo, fewer hits, more effective defense) vs. "watchability."
And he doesn't like shifts - why? Because there's less action? I'm curious, why didn't anyone figure out shifts before now? Was it just because they didn't have as much data? Surely an intuitive baseball guy could have grasped it before this.
I'm not sure I understand the argument. Do people like Price want baseball to be "less good" but "more watchable"?
Which means, it's not an art, it's entertainment.