According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) proposed a universal designated hitter for the upcoming season as one of many changes that the game could see in the not-too-distant future. That would mean that the Colorado Rockies and their NL compatriots would join the American League in not having the pitcher hit in the lineup.
While adding a DH may seem like a good thing to increase the offense, it would take those pitchers who could actually hit (like Colorado’s Silver Slugger winner German Marquez) out of the equation.