MLB Confidential

BySTAFF
March 24, 2014, 12:28 PM

— -- This is an extended version of a story that appears in ESPN The Magazine's March 31 MLB Preview Issue. Subscribe today!

THIS SPRING MLB announced a rule change that all but eliminates the home plate collision. As part of our Confidential series, we surveyed 143 players and found that a strong majority (65 percent) dislikes the new rule. "They're changing baseball," says one veteran catcher. "It's a terrible rule." As you can see from the results below, players also had strong feelings on several other topics.