Technology in baseball - Has it changed the game?

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Originally posted by PGStaff:
…Technology has affected nearly everything in our lives, so in a game where every possible advantage is important, technology is going to play a big part in the game.

It sure has changed scouting at all levels.

I think what’s the next major revolution’s gonna be, at least at the MLB level, is electronically called pitches. With all the replays available, its inevitable that it won’t be too long before enough people want to make the strike zone something that hitters and pitchers don’t have to “guess at”, and that changes with each umpire.

A really interesting article. The data is now available for those motivated enough to find ways to utilize it. Hitting remains the most difficult skill in sports!

For the hitter, it's even more apparent now a days that you must adjust to survive! He has to ask, "How are they trying to get me out?" What are they throwing and where are they trying to put it? But you know what, hasn't it always been that way?

The better hitters figure it out and will continue to do so. The biggest impact, and I agree with the article, is the sophisticated defensive alignments.

I think the pendelum has already moved back towards a hitting style that is less pure pull power oriented but geared more towards staying inside the pitch and using the entire field. That will negate many of the "pull field" defenses that are currently successful against the Ryan Howards et al.