New Rules!!

[Slasher9]

this just in...the 3 batter minimum is in effect for 2020....

[notin]

this just in...the 3 batter minimum is in effect for 2020....

Boooo!!! Bad Manfred!! Bad!!

Is this official? While Manfred has the authority to implement it on his own, he did say it came out of an agreement with MLBPA. Tony Clark immediately refuted that MLBPA agreed...

[notin]

Apparently the 3 batter minimum rule is in effect for 2020, but only in the Atlantic League.

The MLBPA does oppose this rule for now, but their approval isn’t necessary.

Notin’s Take: Manfred can implement this on his own, and might very well do so not just to speed up games, but as a bargaining chip for the next CBA, which expires after the 2021 season, I believe...

[FredLynn]

Teams like the Rays also need robot fans.

Holograms perhaps?

I don't think the game needs to be speeded up....its fine just the way it is. The other changes.....good moves.

[Kimmi]

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.

this just in...the 3 batter minimum is in effect for 2020....

Somebody is listening to me.

Good job.

[Kimmi]

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?

It could be argued that requiring a pitcher to face 3 batters minimum would require more strategy.

[Kimmi]

Boooo!!! Bad Manfred!! Bad!!

Is this official? While Manfred has the authority to implement it on his own, he did say it came out of an agreement with MLBPA. Tony Clark immediately refuted that MLBPA agreed...

Alex Speier‏ @alexspeier 22m22 minutes ago

Tony Clark says that today’s agreement with MLB leaves him ‘cautiously optimistic’ about negotiations about possibility of new agreement on CBA prior to the expiration of current deal in 2021.

Clark makes clear that the MLBPA wasn’t on board with the three-batter minimum rule for pitchers that will take effect in 2020. MLB chose to implement unilaterally.

[Northern Star]

I don't like the 26 roster, but I do like the trade deadline and limited September expansion. I'd actually eliminate September expansion altogether.

[Northern Star]

Alex Speier‏ @alexspeier 22m22 minutes ago

Tony Clark says that today’s agreement with MLB leaves him ‘cautiously optimistic’ about negotiations about possibility of new agreement on CBA prior to the expiration of current deal in 2021.

Clark makes clear that the MLBPA wasn’t on board with the three-batter minimum rule for pitchers that will take effect in 2020. MLB chose to implement unilaterally.

Tony LaRussa must be rolling over in his grave.

("He's not dead.")

How can you tell?

[Bellhorn04]

Holograms perhaps?

That's what I said the Yankees need for all those empty seats behind home plate.

[Bellhorn04]

Empty seat holograms would provide a better visual for the fans watching on TV.

[Kimmi]

I don't like the 26 roster, but I do like the trade deadline and limited September expansion. I'd actually eliminate September expansion altogether.

With the 3 batter minimum rule coming up, expanded rosters won't be as big an issue. A manager won't be able to make 15 pitching changes in the final 5 innings.

[Kimmi]

Tony LaRussa must be rolling over in his grave.

("He's not dead.")

How can you tell?

I'm still trying to figure out LaRussa's role on the team.

[Kimmi]

That's what I said the Yankees need for all those empty seats behind home plate.

This has nothing to do with anything, but one of my students had a Yankees t-shirt on today. I about fell out.

[Bellhorn04]

I'm still trying to figure out LaRussa's role on the team.

My guess is that Dombrowski enjoys chatting about baseball with him, and that's about it. LaRussa is technically some sort of advisor, right? It's not a bad thing having an advisor if you're under no commitment to actually utilize any information or opinion they give. Bill James too.