Short, but interesting article in the WSJ regarding player fatigue.
Crux is how players do better survive a 162-game season, pointing out that last year less than 9% of position players played in 150 or more games. That is the lowest such percentage in major league history, according to FanGraphs.
Also, a 2012 study showed that hitters' strike zone judgment becomes significantly worse the later it gets into the season.
Some teams are taking measures - particularly the Florida Marlins, but the article acknowledges that getting players, who in many cases serve as their own worst enemies, to change their routines will be a hard road to hoe.
Crux is how players do better survive a 162-game season, pointing out that last year less than 9% of position players played in 150 or more games. That is the lowest such percentage in major league history, according to FanGraphs.
Also, a 2012 study showed that hitters' strike zone judgment becomes significantly worse the later it gets into the season.
Some teams are taking measures - particularly the Florida Marlins, but the article acknowledges that getting players, who in many cases serve as their own worst enemies, to change their routines will be a hard road to hoe.