How the Rockies are ‘suggesting’ pitches from the dugout — and why it could spread

SAN DIEGO — Before every pitch, Alon Leichman delivers a message.The Colorado Rockies’ first-year pitching coach stands on the top step of the dugout, glances at a card in front of him and flashes a sequence of numbers toward home plate. The catcher reads the signs, checks his wristband and punches a selection into his PitchCom device. Then the pitcher makes a decision.Advertisement