Because when I score a game I mark all pitches in the dirt, when I was watching Cory Kluber throw against the Twins last night I couldn’t help notice something. He didn’t throw even 1 pitch in the dirt the entire game! Even though he threw 9 0-2 and 10 1-2 pitches, he didn’t waste his time trying to get anyone to bite on a pitch in the dirt. He still managed 7Ks and only walked 1 in throwing a complete game with less than 100 pitches.
So why is it other pitchers can’t/won’t/don’t do the same thing?