Major League Baseball's Automated Ball-Strike challenge system has become a main character in the young season as everyone in the league tries to figure out how to navigate this brave new world. Players who feel as though they were slighted by a real-time adjudication now have a recourse, though they must also weigh their personal feelings against what's best for the team because a misspent challenge can have dire repercussions for their team.
Those tuned into the first several days of the regular season have been struck by two things. One, the sheer number of times it's clear someone disagrees with a call but opts not to challenge and just how llittle time there is to make a calculation.
