Among other things, one of the things that Bud Black was asked about was the proposed three-batter minimum that Commissioner Rob Manfred discussed earlier in the day. He said that he “fully expect[s]” that the three-batter rule and other rule changes will be operational in 2020.
Black was asked about his thoughts on the proposed rule change and he, like many, is not a fan.
“I think the chess game still is going to be in play,” said Black, “but…[our] end-game decisions are going to be drastically different. You’ll see from game number one it’s going to — [all managers are] going to have to learn a different type of strategy…
“All the managers got together [earlier today] and we went through a list of things from the Commissioner’s office, and that was one of them.