The designated hitter is a pretty divisive issue in baseball. You're either all-in for the idea, or heavily against the idea. I'm personally pro-DH. I don't have any issues with making a change to the way baseball has been all my life. I don't really think the strategy involved with letting a pitcher bat is really complex. The "strategy" is mostly manufactured by the fact that you have someone who can't hit, and you need to find a way to limit the damage, or hope for a 10% chance or less that it works out for you. The "strategy" is usually the exact same thing in the exact same scenarios, and that's hardly strategy at all.
First Pitch: Three Ways the Designated Hitter Would Help the Pirates
