Which losing team from 2022 will make the playoffs? Will the Astros repeat as World Series champions? Tom Verducci predicts what will happen in 2023 ↓
Welcome to 2023, a joyful year when it comes to math and baseball. The number 2023 is a Harshad number, a term from Sanskrit that means “joy-giver.” A Harshad number is any number that is divisible by the sum of its digits . This is the first time since 2000–01 we get back-to-back years with Harshad numbers. With two more to follow, it is the first four-year Harshad run since 1014–17—not even Rich Hill was pitching in the High Middle Ages—and the last until 3030–33.are joy-givers.
What can we expect from this whole new ballgame? Here are 15 predictions to ring in 2023. Happy Harshad. The pitch timer in the minors last season shaved 25 minutes off average game time with limits between pitches of 14 seconds with the bases empty and 19 with runners. The MLB timer allows 15 and 20 seconds, respectively.You can write the stories now: counts, at bats and even games will be changed because of pitch timer violations. Players will bellyache about being “rushed” and about the penalty being too severe. Imagine the first time a batter is assessed a third strike for dallying.
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