Ep. 58: Corralling the Rule-Benders and Advance Scouting the WBC

The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann talk to baseball
columnist and historian Steven Goldman about the new so-called
Carter Capps and David Price rules (04:00), the evolution of the
pitching motion (04:40), and past examples of rule changes prompted
by a specific player, person, or event (07:10). Then they bring on
journalist Octavio Hernández to discuss his statistical work for
the World Baseball Classic (23:55), how big the WBC is in Venezuela
(28:10), and how the top teams stack up (39:05). Learn more about
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