Star Tribune article on how analytics is ruining MLB

If analytics is causing the defensive shifts and less balls in play, why are pitchers leaving routinely in the 5th with a 100 pitch count? It's pretty rare to see a starter go 7 or 8 innings now.

I've heard the bit about the third time through the order favors the batter (hence why TB was using the 'opener' strategy), but it still doesn't explain why the pitch count is up to 90 by the the time they get through the 2nd go round. Ace pitchers from the 70s through 90s must be laughing at them.

Clubs are valuing strikeouts from pitchers more because analytics say that batting average on balls in play equal for pitchers, so in theory more strikeouts leads to less balls in play lead to less hits. They push their minor leaguers to work for velo and strikeouts, and promote the guys that throw hard and punch guys out with the hopes that when they learn to pitch they will be more effective than the guys that give up more contact.
When you strike guys out, you tend to go deeper into counts and throw more pitches. The difference today is by and large guys are throwing much harder, and they are on pitch counts. You don't see anyone trotting Greg Mcmichaels throwing 88 out of their bullpens anymore

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and the launch angle is impacted by the higher strike.

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You've been listening to Harold Reynolds talk too much. That's not how Launch Angle works. Every single batted ball has some sort of launch angle. Doesn't matter if it's a GB, LD, or FB. GB's have anywhere from a negative launch angle to 4 or 5 degrees. Line Drives tend to be from 7 to 20 degrees depending on the level of play. Fly Balls are anywhere above that.

This chart shows what I just said for the most part.

More strikeouts = more pitches

Has a lot to do with OBP being valued more than batting average. Hitters aren’t afraid of working the counts today because if they walk a lot people will take the strikeouts with it. I think people who don’t spend time to understand analytics are the ones who think it says strikeouts don’t matter. Analytics just shows that a hitter needs to be good at 2 of 3 skills in hitting. The exact same can be said for pitchers.