Judge homered again today.
I don’t think they can stop it if they fit under the rules they’ve set. Think they’d have to change in the offseason. More likely everyone else matches imo
It would seem to me, and I realize my opinion ain’t worth much, they should fix it now.
I haven’t seen any specifics. Do you know if the barrel of that bat is 2 3/4 but the end cap is 2 5/8? I’m trying to wrap my head around this. I know the rule was changed a while back, maybe 2005ish, where they went to 2 5/8 barrels.
I’m with you on not getting into specifics unfortunately. I’m somewhat assuming if they haven’t already shut it down, they can’t under current rules. I’ve always felt like the bats do vary. Always think back about Julio Franco for example.
Well those guys in the late 90s were grand fathered in. They were using 2 3/4 bats. I was watching the Braves and someone mentioned the new bats and how they are legal. But they wren’t clear on how or anything. I initially thought maybe they’d just moved the barrel “down” some but they actually look larger. The rule was you had something like 6” of linear barrel and it had always extended from before sweet spot to the end of the bat.
This is what I found but man those barrels look larger than the other bat in side by side photos.
