Some analysts have noticed this trend so far in the 2023 season. What’s going on? Why are they calling obvious errors hits? It negatively affects the overall integrity of baseball statistics. If you don’t have consistency from season to season, the numbers don’t tell the true story of the player’s performance.
Have the owners put pressure on the game scoring folks to lighten up in order to falsely pump up offenses? Or, is it some statistical anomaly? What do you think?