How could you not buy in? Yes, last season’s .983 OPS was produced from a microscopic 25 plate-appearance sample. Yes, those were his only 25 occasions standing in a batter’s box above high-A.

Getting to the [batter's] box is where it's going to speed up guys. — Padres 3rd baseman Manny Machado on MLB's new pitch clock rule "You got 30 seconds and you got to be ready by eight.

How could you not buy in? Yes, last season’s .983 OPS was produced from a microscopic 25 plate-appearance sample. Yes, those were his only 25 occasions standing in a batter’s box above high-A.