Using pine tar as a pitcher and hitter has been part of the game for so many years. The way it is being treated as PEDs, a corked bat, scuffed baseballs or stealing signs to know what pitch is coming is laughable. If some pitchers are using something that makes them almost un-hittable then that’s a different story. I think it’s more for grip. Some may go overboard, but the same can be said for batters.