Should MLB switch to metal bats?

Answer 1

UMMMMM, no. first of all, every team would have to have a new stadium because the walll would need to be 550+ feet. Also, if a pitcher got hit in the head by a line drive, he would get killed instantly.

Answer 2

no way

they are even thinking about changing it in high school and college

with metal bats people like arod and pujols would hit 120 homers a year and every single record would be broken

it would be a really big danger to the pithcer and some of the fielders too the ball would come off the bat so hard and fast

right now some hitters can bomb it 450 feet with a double barrle bat they could probaly hit it about 600 it would be crazy there would be 20 run games and things would just get really out of control

Answer 3

Only if you want to have a morgue on-site at the ballpark.
Seriously dude.
Balls come off metal bats so much faster.
And imagine if the bat shattered! Metal shards flying everywhere...
I mean, we'd probably have AT LEAST one pitcher die playing every year...it's dangerous enough for high schoolers to use metal bats! I'm not even going to mention college!
Then we'd also have to move all the fences back at least 30ft...and that'd cause even more of an increase in base hits due to the increased gaps between the outfielders. And well...yeah...not a good idea. . .

Answer 4

NO WAY. It would be way to dangerous for the catcher, pitcher and other infielders. The ball comes off a metal bat much faster than a wood bat.

Also, you sometimes see a hitter lose their grip on a bat and it go flying at the pitcher, guy on deck, or person in the stands. While they both will hurt to get hit with, the wood will give, wheras the aluminum will not.

Answer 5

If you want to see an increase in violence and injuries. But no they shouldnt switch. Batters already throw the bats into the stands accidentally, and that will hurt more if a fan gets hit by a metal bat. And a batter has a deadly retaliating weapon if they get hit while at bat.

Answer 6

why switch to aluminum bats. the technology in wood and metal are pretty comparable. wood bats are being made with a more dense maple wood which acts more like a metal bats. i think they should change the college game to wood but they wont because of the sponsor ships the bat companies give to the schools.

Answer 7

Let me add to the broken record by saying absolutely not. One of the reasons you see so many broken bats in baseball nowadays is because of the metal bat. Up until one gets to the majors they use a metal bat. These bats weigh less than the wood bats the majors use. So when someone makes it to the majors usually they want a light bat. How does the manufacturer make the wood lighter? By drying it out, which compromises its integrity (makes it brittle). To see the number of bats shatter on pitches other than fastballs in today's game is astounding!

Answer 8

Somebody would get killed if they played with metal bats. You'd turn guys like David Eckstein into power hitters if they could step up there with a metal bat. 500 foot homers would be commonplace and playing pitcher and the hot corner would become an extremely dangerous profession.

Answer 9

No way. Do you know how hard the balls are hit now?Imagine if they got metal bats, they'd be deaths all over the place. The players could just flick their wrist and the ball woul go out. Theres enough scoring in the games anyway.

Answer 10

No, it's already too much of a batters' game to begin with. The last thing they should do is give hitters another edge. Heck, I still say they should raise the pitcher's mound back to the pre-1969 height.