David Wells, the World Series champion, criticizes MLB commissioner while discussing pitchers' routines.

On Wednesday, Rob Manfred, the MLB Commissioner, was criticized by David Wells, a former World Series champion pitcher who played for the New York Yankees and other teams.

On "The Ricky Cobb Show," OutKick's Wells criticized Manfred as the "worst commissioner in the game," claiming he was attempting to alter the game excessively.

The critical remarks came in a discussion about pitch counts.

During the 1999 season, while playing for the Toronto Blue Jays, Cobb observed that Wells frequently pitched over 100 balls in games. Wells stated that contemporary pitchers no longer engage in activities that pitchers used to do when he played. Instead, they concentrate solely on pitching to zones.

Wells stated that they do not engage in long toss and do not perform any other activities. Instead, they focus on analyzing the game and the zones they need to pitch in. However, in the past, they had to pitch in zones all the time and figure out players. Now, everything is provided to them on a silver platter.

In my view, achieving success in baseball is all about having the right mindset and executing on the field. It's important to know what your opponents can do and what they can't, but ultimately, you have to be careful and hit your spots. These days, pitchers are often targeted to specific zones, which can make it challenging. Personally, I'm not sure I would embrace these new analytics. Instead, I believe in sticking to what works and focusing on my strengths. That's what many successful pitchers did in the past, and it paid off. However, now some people are trying to change the game, which can make things more complicated.

In my opinion, the worst commissioner of all time was appointed to change the game of baseball, despite the fact that the game's history for over 150 years has remained the same. When examining the players from the early days, such as Bob Gibson and others, we can see that they were able to throw 300-400 innings per year without experiencing arm problems. They also ran, trained in the offseason, and performed their workouts.

"Why tamper with success? These days, people are trying to meddle with it using analytics. Personally, I find it unappealing. Not at all."

Wells didn’t specify what changes he disagreed with.

Since 2015, Manfred has been the MLB commissioner and baseball has implemented a pitch clock and strictened rules against pitchers using sticky substances to enhance spin rate.

Last year, Manfred defended the pitch clock rule despite objections.

Manfred stated that we are comfortable with how the clock and violations, especially in high-leverage situations late in the game, have been managed.

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