Manny Machado, Juan Soto believe a few more seconds for batters could be beneficial in some instances
Manny Machado is like many players, umpires, managers, coaches and other interested observers who are relishing the net effect of the new pitch clock.
“It’s going to be pretty tough,” Juan Soto said. “Just going out and then coming back from no time clock, it’s gonna be a little weird.”As Nelson Cruz said: “Like anything new in life, you kind of feel weird at first and then you get used to it.” Soto recalled a situation in a game this week in which he got to a 3-1 count. Soto, one of the game’s most studious hitters, would normally step out of the box to assess and plan in that situation.
“I think it’s the perfect time,” he said. “You’re already in the box. You’re getting ready. You don’t have to step out. I think what takes longer is when you foul a pitch off, you walk around, you foul a pitch off, you walk around, and you kind of like reset yourself again. I think that’s where it’s like, ‘OK, I can stay in the box and continue that at-bat without walking around.
“I think getting into the box is where they gotta give us a little bit more freedom or a little bit more time. Not a freaking crazy amount of time, but enough to get ready. If you give us more time getting into the box before that first pitch is thrown, I think that’s still going to be OK. I think where it prolongs the at-bats is in between the pitches. … First of all, people have their routines to get themselves right and get ready for an at-bat. But you also gotta see the situation.
Soto and Cruz said they will take advantage of the lack of a pitch clock in WBC games. Both Machado and Xander Bogaerts, who is playing for the Netherlands, said they will try to adhere to a hurried-up internal clock in most instances.
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