I think they saw how people were 'exploiting' it and unlocking the FOTF cards extremely fast.
So they 'adjusted' the difficulty.
They did the same thing last year (adjusting something that was exploited) when people were hitting 600 Stars in a matter of days.
And dont get me started on the whole 'play vs CPU for days' fiasco right before new innings were dropped.
I dont believe in ' conspiracy theories' and I like how some users post videos showing ways to earn rewards; but I think that is why hitting was adjusted.
Back, I forgot about the maintenance last night and ended up getting kicked, on my final game, for the Granderson 14 H 6 XB moment. When I was kicked, I was one hit away
I had to restart it this morning and I've attempted it twice so far; getting a grand total of SIX hits in 18 games. Thats BS.