While roster size and pitching rule changes are delayed until 2020, the elimination of the waiver trade deadline would, by itself, have made the Milwaukee Brewers’ magical run to the National League Central crown just about impossible.
Along with a host of other rule changes, baseball is going to be changed as we know it.
A hard July 31st trade Deadline eliminates the Brewers chance to add stretch-run talent on the cheap.
Gio Gonzalez, Xavier Cedeno, and Curtis Granderson accounted for 1.3 WAR in the final month of the 2018 season.