Thread: MLB Rule changes affect PT as well?
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Old 03-03-2020, 08:17 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by rburgh View Post
That they have implemented a 26 man roster and a 3 batter minimum for a reliever in the same season. Isn't the LOOGY concept what made 8 man bullpens commonplace? Won't the 3 batter rule effectively eliminate the 8th, and maybe even the 7th, reliever?
It does seem a bit of belt-and-suspenders
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