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Originally Posted by CBeisbol
Debate it, then
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What would suggest pitchers getting better? Allowing fewer runs? Scoring is up, especially in the last five years. Allowing fewer base runners? League OBP was .322 this season, a number that would have fit right in with the 80's the OP mentioned. The only positive for today's pitchers is strikeouts, which have a reverse correlation with scoring (teams that score more tend to strikeout more than teams that score less). That's indicative of throwing harder, but not better
Show me some evidence that pitching has improved.