New York Mets Reliever David Robertson on Pitch Clock: ‘Get rid of it’
He's not a fan.
It's safe to say that Mets relief pitcher David Robertson does not like the pitch clock.
“Get rid of it," Robertson told The New York Post.
Robertson has made just three appearances in the spring thus far. However, he stands by his disdain for the pitch clock.
“I think it’s pretty ridiculous. It’s way too fast, especially when you’re just trying to have a conversation with your catcher and you don’t have any time,” Robertson said to the Post’s Steve Serby. “That doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.”
The pitch clock rule will be implemented in the game of baseball for the first time in 2023, with the goal of speeding up the pace of play.
While Robertson acknowledged the speed factor, he isn't a believer in the benefits.
“I think it’s just gonna speed up the game so fast that the fans aren’t really gonna know what’s happening … the fans in the seats,” Roberston said.
“I don’t know. I imagine most people would agree with me on that one,” he continued. “Baseball, I don’t think needed that much of a change. I don’t think it needed the big bases and a pitch clock coming in. It’s already got enough things that have been added to it.”
The Mets signed Robertson to a one-year, $10 million deal earlier in the offseason. With Edwin Diaz out for the season, Robertson, who has 157 career saves, is a prime candidate to replace him as the Mets' closer.
“My plan coming here was to throw whenever Buck [Showalter] called on me and asked me to go pitch,” Robertson said. “It doesn’t matter to me when I pitch in the game, whether it’s the fifth through the ninth. But if I am asked to cover the ninth, I will do my best.”
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