Welcome to Verducci’s View, a new weekly baseball newsletter from Sports Illustrated senior writer Tom Verducci. Every Monday, Tom will empty out his notebook and cover MLB’s hottest topics, provide in-depth analysis through both text and video breakdowns, look forward to what’s worth watching during the week and more. This week, we’re focusing on the early effects of ABS, a comp for Tigers rookie Kevin McGonigle and more.
What effect is ABS having on pitch framing by catchers? The art of presenting pitches to influence the umpire’s ball-strike call remains, but the hitter’s ability to challenge the call does slightly diminish its effect.
