Much as we long to see most starters again throw 300+ innings and 30+ complete games every year,
the sensitive, finely-tuned mechanisms that are modern pitching arms would collapse and implode
throwing an even minutely larger / heavier ball. Keep the ball the same size and weight but install
a softer, deader center. Part of the reason that strikeouts are up -- aside from control pitchers with
overpowering speed -- is that every hitter, not just guys with killer power, is swinging for the fences.
If a deader ball reduces that tendency, strikeouts will decrease as well.
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