Major League Baseball has made several proposals to the Players' Association in an effort to counter sign stealing according to reports by The Athletic's Britt Ghiroli.
MLB's proposals revolve around communication within teams during at-bats. The first of which was to prohibit teams to review scouting cards or information during an at-bat.
MLB reportedly also proposed to cut communication between the dugout and the rest of the team after the first pitch. The teams would not be able to print any information about pitchers and deliver them to the dugout mid-game.
Finally, MLB proposed to allow the PitchCom device on a voluntary basis. The device, which aims to counter sign stealing, is worn on a catcher's sleeve and has buttons to signal the pitch. On the mound, the pitcher wears a transmitter in his cap and hears a generic voice indicating the pitch call.
Pitchers and catchers around MLB have been testing the device during Spring Training. Back on Wednesday, Kansas City Royals pitcher Zack Greinke told MLB.com that he "tried it, and I liked a lot of it."
