{"id":666904,"date":"2026-04-06T18:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/666904\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T18:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:59:16","slug":"carlos-rodon-yankees-call-out-marlins-for-this-in-game-tactic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/666904\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Rod\u00f3n, Yankees Call Out Marlins For This In-Game Tactic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">The automatic ball-strike system took headlines across Major League Baseball, but there are teams like the Miami Marlins that also are creating controversy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Miami began implementing a dugout-driven pitch-calling system in the final nine games of last season and carried it into this season. Coaches relay a numerical value to the catcher, who references the number on a corresponding wristband and transmits the pitch selection to the pitcher via PitchCom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">The Miami Marlins and the Colorado Rockies are the only teams to implement this system, and they believe coaches have a better grasp of pitchers&#8217; and opposing batters&#8217; strengths and weaknesses.<\/p>\n<p><img id=\"11789150\" alt=\"\" caption=\"NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 05:  Pitcher Anthony Bender #37 and catcher Liam Hicks #34 of the Miami Marlins celebrate a 7-6 win over  the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on April 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac\/Getty Images)\" credit=\"\" sourcealt=\"\" sources=\"[]\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4471\" height=\"2987\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;aspect-ratio:inherit;object-fit:cover\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2269974761.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">This takes away the catcher&#8217;s job of controlling the pitching staff, which Carlos Rod\u00f3n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7172359\/2026\/04\/06\/yankees-marlins-dugout-called-pitches\/?source=emp_shared_article\" id=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7172359\/2026\/04\/06\/yankees-marlins-dugout-called-pitches\/?source=emp_shared_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">is not a fan of<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">\u201cDo I think it\u2019s good?\u201d Rod\u00f3n said last weekend, per The Athletic&#8217;s Chris Kirschner. &#8220;No, I think it\u2019s terrible. When Agust\u00edn Ram\u00edrez wants to be a free agent, and he\u2019s had every pitch called for him, who the hell is going to look at him and be like, yeah, he\u2019s a catcher? It\u2019s just taking away opportunities to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">The New York Yankees saw the system first-hand in their three-game series against the Marlins at Yankee Stadium. They spoke to The Athletic about the process of calling a game and the value that calling pitches from the dugout takes away from Ram\u00edrez. However, Kirschner detailed how Ram\u00edrez&#8217;s defensive stats have been a hindrance to the Marlins, so this new system could serve to help him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Rod\u00f3n still was not convinced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">\u201cYou can\u2019t script when you\u2019re in Game 3 of the ALCS or Game 2 of the World Series,\u201d Rod\u00f3n said, per Kirschner. \u201cYou\u2019re going to get the best from everybody. The computer is not going to be able to tell you everything in those moments. Over the regular season, sure. But it separates itself when you get to the games that really matter. &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">The implementation of data continues to change how coaches and players approach their processes, and it remains to be seen whether what the Marlins and Rockies are doing will catch on. At the very least, the Yankees are at least one team that isn&#8217;t open to it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">More MLB: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/mlb\/dodgers-among-potential-trade-suitors-for-sandy-alcantara-11788342\" id=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/mlb\/dodgers-among-potential-trade-suitors-for-sandy-alcantara-11788342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Dodgers Among Potential Trade Suitors for Sandy Alcantara<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The automatic ball-strike system took headlines across Major League Baseball, but there are teams like the Miami Marlins&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":666905,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2395],"tags":[5,1816,778,58,4171,4,62],"class_list":{"0":"post-666904","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami-marlins","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-marlins","10":"tag-miami","11":"tag-miami-marlins","12":"tag-miamimarlins","13":"tag-mlb","14":"tag-new-york-yankees"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116359304299663495","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=666904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/666905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=666904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=666904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=666904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}