Yeah. If you want to speed the game up, and I believe it does need to be sped up, I like the following ideas:
- Strict pitch clock, and if time expires a ball is issued.
- Limit of one managerial visit to the mound per game. We don't need to see them waddle out there every time there's a pitching change.
- No mound visits from any player on the field.
- It's the batter's responsibility to be prepared for the pitch. Once the pitcher receives the ball, the clock starts, and if Dustin Pedroia is adjusting his batting gloves after 8 seconds, the pitcher can throw one in the zone for a strike.
- No batter timeouts unless he's injured.
I'd also look into whether relief warmup pitches on the mound are actually necessary. I'm sure MLB doesn't want to lose that commercial revenue, but full TV breaks every time there's a pitching change must eat 15+ minutes a game. It's absurd.