Count Gerrit Cole among the starting pitchers who are not fans of the concept of "openers."
The Houston Astros starter said that even with the analytical advantages created by altering the common strategy, he thinks you still lose something emotionally.
"There's a human element here that you start to lose when you just start rattling off the best mathematical equation to get an out," Cole said, per Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. "I certainly wouldn't pay a ticket to watch a math equation, I want to go watch a human interaction and human competition.