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New MLB rules being discussed
Bankwalker
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Which of these do you like and which do you hate? I like the minimum batters faced suggestion for pitchers. Never have been a fan of the DH, and implementation by 2020 isnt enough time for National League teams to prepare. I’m not sure how lowering the mound is going to shorten games.
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25935056/mlb-players-discussing-rule-changes-alter-game
The bullet points from both sides.
A three-batter minimum for pitchers
A universal designated hitter
A single trade deadline before the All-Star break
A 20-second pitch clock
The expansion of rosters to 26 men, with a 12-pitcher maximum
Draft advantages for winning teams and penalties for losing teams
A study to lower the mound
A rule that would allow two-sport amateurs to sign major league contracts
Comments
Who watches baseball anymore? Got better things to do until the World Series.
I hate the DH, and don't want that to be a part of the National league.
Also, I hate the rule where a runner is placed on 2nd base if game is tied in 10th. That has been implemented in the Minors and has ruined a couple of games for the Asheville Tourists this past year. I love free baseball and hope that doesn't make its way to the Majors.
They need to make a decision on the DH one way or the other. Either make it universal or do away with it altogether. It is two different sets of rules for the leagues. It would be like the SEC gets to have 12 guys on the fields but the ACC only gets to have 11. Makes zero sense.
All of these rules are being made to make the game move at a better pace. There is no reason a baseball game should last for more than 3 and a half hours. I'm a fan of in these rec leagues that have a time limit and when they reach the time limit they finish the inning. If they tie, then they tie. Go to a points system like NHL. Do something so that baseball doesn't eventually die out.
I don't like the idea of messing with the draft. If winners got draft advantages, small market teams would never be able to compete - ever.
Extra opinion: I'm a literary guy so I love conflict. DO NOT replace umpires w/ computers. Conflict is part of the beloved tradition of baseball.
A three-batter minimum for pitchers - love and hate this one. Love for speeding up the game, as games are too long. Hate that you’re stuck with a guy if he gets crushed.
A universal designated hitter - hate, prefer national league rules. But they do need to make it universal for both leagues, and I don’t see them ever getting rid of it in the American
A single trade deadline before the All-Star break - don’t care
A 20-second pitch clock - love, again speed of the game
The expansion of rosters to 26 men, with a 12-pitcher maximum - like, as certain games I feel teams are limited in what they can do off the bench. I’m against it if they go to a DH in the national league though. Don’t need that flexibility when you’re playing American League rules
Draft advantages for winning teams and penalties for losing teams - hate, makes no sense. Probably to prevent tanking like the NBA, but still doesn’t help bad teams, aka make an all-around competitive league
A study to lower the mound - it’s just a study, so go for it
A rule that would allow two-sport amateurs to sign major league contracts - I like it.
@Teddy - "A universal designated hitter - hate, prefer national league rules. But they do need to make it universal for both leagues, and I don’t see them ever getting rid of it in the American."
You're right about this because fans value dingers more than great pitching and that's a shame.
Remember it's a 3 batter minimum not a 3 out minimum.
And national league rules make the game more strategic.
Without a doubt. Some AL guys who haven't played in the NL don't even really know what a double-switch is.
I understand, but a lot of times you can tell a reliever just doesn’t have it after a batter or two. I don’t necessarily “hate” it, was going with the options given by OP. It’s more of a “kind of dislike,” but I’m all for speeding up games.
Hate the 3 batter minimum. Specialist are really vital for the game and playoffs. A guy may be perfect to strike out Stanton but bad against judge. DH rules are dumb there's already interleague play but this is a aim to increase FA moves probably. 12 pitcher max is horrible a well. Most NL teams use 13 (example my fave team the Cardinals). The draft makes sense cause the same bad teams are the same bad teams. Can you imagine NYY, LAD, BOS, and CHC getting top picks. I'd be annoyed but why not eliminate the draft and just give each team 25-30M and just sign players. Seems like they want Murray, Ealy, and Plumlee to be in the MLB badly lol.
STL and maybe tough maybe CLE and OAK based of front office. HOU, LAD, CHC, BOS, and NYY would ruin this and be like the Warriors and Patriots in other sports "easy dynasty's "
I don't think that it would be WS winner would get the first pick.
Idealy, you would have the first team to miss the playoffs gets first pick and go in reverse order from there.
Or you could reset the standings on August 1st and the non-playoff teams with the best record after that date get first picks. That way, a team who is 20 games out of the playoff picture still have something to play for down the stretch.