Over the last couple of years, since Major League Baseball changed its minimum disabled-list stay from 15 days to 10, teams have used this to place more pitchers on the DL and rotate some of their top minor-league pitchers through their bullpens. We’ve dubbed this the “Iowa Shuttle” here and the Cubs have had some success with it.
There’s a report out Thursday morning that MLB wants to change all this:
Major League Baseball has proposed going back to a 15-day disabled list and increasing the time optioned players usually must spend in the minor leagues, a person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press, moves aimed at reducing the use of relief pitchers and reviving offense.