We’re knee-deep into the pitch clock era — maybe ankle-deep. And for Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia the idea of a pitch clock was something of a concern heading into the spring. He spoke with DodgersNation.com recently about the early adjustment to the new rule. It turns out, the notoriously slow worker is actually surprised by his success so far.
“It’s been an adjustment. My first outing I was kind of surprised I didn’t get any violations called on me, so I think that’s step in the right direction. Definitely that was something that was approached, like, ‘hey you do take your time’ and what not.