Astros All-Star Believes Pitch Clock Gives Advantage To Pitchers

Kyle Tucker went through his first experience with the pitch clock.

And he was not a fan.

Not at all.

"These pitchers are the best pitchers in the world, and you're giving them more of an advantage,” the Houston Astros All-Star right fielder told reporters. “And you have to rush in the box -- it takes away some of the thought process that goes into hitting. I think it could be maybe a little longer, instead of just stepping out and stepping back in."

The new pitch clock rules require batters to be in the box and engaged with the pitcher with eight seconds remaining on the timer. If the umpire determines they aren't ready, an automatic strike can be assessed.

Pitchers have 15 seconds to throw the pitch with the bases empty, or 20 seconds with runners on base, before an automatic ball is called.

"I don't think there's as much thought process or much of an adjustment gameplan-wise in between pitches that you can do," Tucker told reporters. "You have to do it super fast. That part kind of sucks because you want to take your time, understand what just happened and what they're about to do next."

To be clear, Tucker didn’t receive any violations in Sunday’s 3-2 loss to the Washington Nationals.

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