I must have skimmed over the pitcher / position player thing. That is stupid. What difference does it make? If a player is good enough to do both, let them. Especially since pitchers hit in the NL, does this mean a pitcher couldn't pinch hit in the NL now (not that it happens that often)? Or a bigger thing; you can't use a position player to mop up a blow out? That's being going on forever to save pitchers.
Agree about HR derby. They can do whatever they want for the All Star break, it's meaningless.
The three batter rule certainly takes some strategy away, but it can also add new strategy. I don't like it as a change from tradition. It could be okay, I really don't know how I feel about it. It wasn't all that long ago that closers weren't even a thing, so it isn't like bullpen usage (or lack of) hasn't changed over the years already.
I must have skimmed over the pitcher / position player thing. That is stupid. What difference does it make? If a player is good enough to do both, let them. Especially since pitchers hit in the NL, does this mean a pitcher couldn't pinch hit in the NL now (not that it happens that often)? Or a bigger thing; you can't use a position player to mop up a blow out? That's being going on forever to save pitchers.
Agree about HR derby. They can do whatever they want for the All Star break, it's meaningless.
The three batter rule certainly takes some strategy away, but it can also add new strategy. I don't like it as a change from tradition. It could be okay, I really don't know how I feel about it. It wasn't all that long ago that closers weren't even a thing, so it isn't like bullpen usage (or lack of) hasn't changed over the years already.
I must have skimmed over the pitcher / position player thing. That is stupid. What difference does it make? If a player is good enough to do both, let them. Especially since pitchers hit in the NL, does this mean a pitcher couldn't pinch hit in the NL now (not that it happens that often)? Or a bigger thing; you can't use a position player to mop up a blow out? That's being going on forever to save pitchers.
Agree about HR derby. They can do whatever they want for the All Star break, it's meaningless.
The three batter rule certainly takes some strategy away, but it can also add new strategy. I don't like it as a change from tradition. It could be okay, I really don't know how I feel about it. It wasn't all that long ago that closers weren't even a thing, so it isn't like bullpen usage (or lack of) hasn't changed over the years already.