The MLB and MLBPA today agreed to some rule changes, none of which are in game.
1. Hard trade deadline of July 31. No more August waiver BS. This will be in effect this season.
2. Active roster expands to 26, but with a 13 pitcher maximum. This starts in 2020. One has to wonder how MLB plans on handling the upcoming pitcher/hitter players like Shohei Ohtani and Mike Lorenzen.
3. September expansion limited to 28 players with 14 pitcher maximum. Thank God. Also this starts in 202
I wish they all started this season.Originally Posted by notin
Too bad there was nothing to speed the game up.
If anything, these rules might contribute to slowing the game down.
The extra roster spot either gives teams another bullpen arm to facilitate more pitching changes or some other specialist, like a player who does nothing but pinch run who then takes time getting tinto the game.
It should speed up September games with a limit on pitchers. Gone are the days of Bruce Bochy using his 14 man bullpen to make 6 pitching changes in one inning...
i was reading about this last night. thanks for posting it. I like all 3. although it seems like MLB is "avoiding" the pitch clock and defensive shift issues.
they also squashed the 3 batter minimum when bringing in a reliever. they should make it 2 batter.
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I'm against outlawing the shift. They used it vs Ted Williams.
I don’t like any rule that bans strategic ploys. No batter minimum. Allow all shifts.
Otherwise, what’s next? Banning the practice of fouling off multiple pitches while waiting for a good one? Limiting pitchers to one throw to 1b per batter? No more pitch outs?
Robot players NOW!
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I agree. Those changes would be very radical and would change the history of the game. For stat geeks, we'd demand an asterisk for the "post rule change" era.
I think if MLB is concerned with tanking, they should revamp the draft.
Give the first pick to the best team that misses the playoffs and essentially reverse the dragtnorder among the 20 non-playoff teams, so that the worst team picks 20th . This should disincentive rebuilding teams from throwing crap rosters out there, even with the slow impact of the MLB draft...
Either that or a lottery.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Teams like the Rays also need robot fans.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
But give more chances to the better teams so as to incentivize winning...
Maybe the bottom 4 or 8 should pick in reverse order.
This will help a tiny bit...
The maximum number of mound visits per game will be reduced from six to five.
Commercial breaks between innings are reduced to two minutes in length for all games.
And commercials will be sped up to make them fit, which should also be fun...
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