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Originally Posted by low
"Three-batter minimum for pitchers: Rule 5.10(g) will be amended to require that starting pitchers and relief pitchers must pitch to either a minimum of three batters or to the end of a half-inning, with exceptions for incapacitating injury or illness. This will effectively end the so-called “LOOGY” (left-handed one-out guy) and other specialist roles in which pitchers are brought in for one very specific matchup."
Seriously, how is the MLB going to police injuries here? I admit I haven't been paying much attention, but what's to stop relievers from faking injuries? All the other rules I'm totally cool with but this one is just dumb.
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Easy. If you replace a pitcher before his batters are up due to injury, then a stint on the DL is automatic.
Having said that this rule is bunch of crap. Baseball continues to be ruined. Fixing what ain't broke.... there used to be a saying about that.