Padres pitcher seems to really hate baseball's new rules

Major League Baseball's rule changes for the 2023 season seem to be a rousing success so far and most people seem to be on board with them.

Just do not include San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell to be among them.

ESPN published an article on Tuesday morning interviewing several players across the league on what they like and do not like about the new rules. 

Among those rules are the limitation on defensive shifts, the pitch clock, bigger bases and limits on how many pickoff attempts pitchers can have during an at-bat. 

While some players had some minor quibbles, Snell came across as particularly annoyed and just downright miserable about everything. 

When asked what his favorite thing about the new rules was, he simply said "none that I can think of." 

He was especially angry about the increase in stolen bases, which have been made easier by the larger bases and the limitations on pitcher disengagements. 

"Stolen bases. It's a joke. Can't throw no one out. You have to be 1.2/1.3 [seconds] to the plate. If you pick twice, they're getting crazy jumps and leads. Stolen bases are a joke. And the bases are closer. The game was made perfectly and they changed the game. I need to be better at pressing buttons [on the PitchCom device]. Sometimes you're thinking about how to attack a hitter, then you need to hit the buttons. I'd like to be able to say I'm pressing the wrong buttons. More time would help."