February 3, 201610 yr http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb-news/46920...signated-hitter This happened like 3 weeks ago, and I'm surprised how muted the response has been. Perhaps thats because the real fight hasn't begun for it, but it just seems like a gigantic change to the makeup of the league and changes to status quo usually are met with much more resistance. Any thoughts on this? Pretty good news for bad fielding 1b and free agency.
February 3, 201610 yr QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 3, 2016 -> 01:26 PM) http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb-news/46920...signated-hitter This happened like 3 weeks ago, and I'm surprised how muted the response has been. Perhaps thats because the real fight hasn't begun for it, but it just seems like a gigantic change to the makeup of the league and changes to status quo usually are met with much more resistance. Any thoughts on this? Pretty good news for bad fielding 1b and free agency. Didn't this already get axed for 2017?
February 3, 201610 yr http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14643947...ter-rule-coming "The most likely result on the designated hitter for the foreseeable future is the status quo," Manfred said in an interview with ESPN.com in conjunction with his one-year anniversary as commissioner. "I think the vast majority of clubs in the National League want to stay where they are." This was 5 days after that article.
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