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Tampa Bay Rays: Rules, Pecota, Pham and Loney

Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic has been covering the recent discussions between Major League Baseball and its players union. They have been toying with the notion of a few rather dramatic yet unlikely rule changes for the 2019 season and I discussed them.

Here is part of my take on the proposed 3 batter mandate for pitchers:

I get that mid-half inning pitching changes can get tedious and time-consuming but those small moves embody the true beauty of the sport. Baseball is a chess match and a beautifully challenging and engaging (in my opinion) one at that.