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Originally Posted by a5ehren
I would assume the 40-man rule is still around for Rule 5, etc. Dropping that to 28 would be gigantic change that people would note.
I've been to several MiLB games over the past few seasons and have honestly never noticed it. The pitchers adjust and it just doesn't come up.
The truly dumb change they keep testing is the "runner on 2nd in extra innings" one.
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1) I would assume thats going to stay, 40 man rosters.
2) What about picking up wherever a team left off last inning in extras? For example, if a team gets their 3rd out with a man on first, they start their next ABs with that guy back on first. Always starting with a man on first is dumb because the away team could go 4 ABs getting him to third and then nothing, meanwhile the home team could strike out 11 straight times and then walk it off on the 12th AB and win.
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Originally Posted by jimmysthebestcop
Yeah I just take rain delays out for every league in my universe. Often you really need that extra arm.
I know some teams are going 13 pitchers this year. I wonder with 26 next year will anyone go 14 pitchers? And basically have 9 RP that can go 1 inning 4-5 times a week.
I know Reds are doing the utility player/relief pitcher thing this year. Not sure how common that can be.
But it might catch on. I mean many star High School players are often the starting pitcher, SS or CF or 2B too.
Only thing I really don't like is the 3 batter minimum because it was the commissioner officer circumventing the CBA with special commish powers. And its only for time saving. 1 or 2 batter pitchers are already at an all time low.
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1) Im surprised teams havent REALLY gone the whole bullpenning route, with having like, 3 starters that go 2-3 innings and then having a crap ton of relievers that finish the rest of the game, and doing that the whole season.
2) It will be so difficult to police, it will be almost exactly like football where a player fakes an injury to give his team an extra timeout. And "saving time" is a whole different story.
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Originally Posted by Clavette
They are trying to keep the games moving along and yes 15 minutes is a big deal in the MLBs mind. Millenials cant keep their attention on anything more than a few minutes and MLB is trying their best to attract new younger fans.
Also I believe one change was for shorter commercial breaks
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Shorter commercials I can definitely get behind. But making games shorter just makes a $20 ticket that much more expensive when you really think about it. And those millennials that dont like baseball dont like it because of the entire nature of the game, not because "it takes too long."
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Originally Posted by Sox2013
Of the new rules, most of them are neither here nor there for me (All-star voting, Home Run Derby, Inning breaks (though I won't mind watching fewer commercials), 15-day IL, even the Trade deadline). However, there are three rule changes that I think are detrimental to the game:
1) Limiting mound visits. I was against this when it started, and I'm still against it. Limiting visits to the mound is ridiculous unless you're going to give players earpieces and mics (which isn't a bad idea, and it seems to work well enough in Spring Training for broadcasts).
2) Active Roster Provisions: I lump these together because MLB did, but they are not all equal. There is nothing wrong with an expansion to 26-man rosters, and I think that actually helps the game - more players means more ML jobs and better-rested players, which helps limit injuries and end-of-season exhaustion. However, decreasing the September rosters actually does hurt the game, because it limits the number of prospects or fringe players who get perhaps their one shot at the big leagues. On top of that, limiting the number of pitchers a team can carry, then forcing teams to designate players as pitchers or position players, is just dumb. What exactly is the point here?
3) Three-batter minimum: This is the worst. It actually might make me lose some interest in watching baseball, especially if it succeeds in making the pace of play faster. Baseball is supposed to be a slower game. It's a pastime, a game you can watch with your family and actually have a conversation without having to be glued to a screen for three hours. On top of that, it takes away jobs from those specialists who are lefty or righty specialists - no team is going to carry somebody like that if they can't be used in that role. Finally, it decreases the manager's role in the game by removing from him options.
Baseball works just fine the way it is. I wish Manfred would quit fooling with it. Wouldn't mind him being replaced as commissioner, either. It's not like he's done anything good while he's been in office. Just my two cents.
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1) What will stop teams fro having a position player from taking the ball to prevent any runner from advancing and everyone else running to huddle up next to the manager at the dugout entrance? The manager isnt on the field and they arent at the mound...
2) I agree, the 40 man extended roster would work just fine considering they now have the 3 batter minimum. Its just total overkill.
3) Yeah, nobody really knows what tf theyre doing. Manfred is becoming Brian France, ruining their sport with completely unnecessary rule changes.