[antasvara]

Do any of these make make players throw the ball softer or with less spin? Because that's largely the issue. The severity of the pitching motion seems to be the main culprit; gameplay adjustments that don't address this won't help.

[threetonesun]

Anything that makes it easier for the pitcher to have an advantage over a batter or reduce the odds that a ball in play will be a successful hit means the speed/motion of the pitcher doesn't need to be as great. On the other hand people who like seeing more balls in play will point to tall pitchers throwing 100mph as the reason not to do this.

[elijaht]

I don't really buy that- if every pitcher is 50% better, a pitcher still gets an advantage from speed/motion. Even if that advantage is lessened, players are still going to eke out every bit of performance that they can. IMO the root cause is really down to how hyper-optimized pitching is now, where players can absolutely maximize performance, but that also increases injury rate. How can you put the genie back in the bottle?