Rob Manfred is keeping baseball alive. 6 inning minimum for pitchers is on the table

[Cladyclad]

The objective is to prioritize starting pitching, not to leave a struggling starter in to reach the innings threshold while his ERA skyrockets or at the risk of injury. So the league's conversations have included carve-outs, instances when pitchers would not have to pitch the required six innings. Some instances when a starter would be allowed to leave early might include:

• He throws 100 pitches
• He gives up four or more earned runs
• He gets injured (with a required injured list stint to avoid manipulation)

Outside of those exceptions, pitchers would have a mandate to make it through at least six innings. That would force teams to rethink their pitching staffs to meet the new standards.


This is a game changer if it is implemented

 

[trap101-ETHout-Allegri-In]

The objective is to prioritize starting pitching, not to leave a struggling starter in to reach the innings threshold while his ERA skyrockets or at the risk of injury. So the league's conversations have included carve-outs, instances when pitchers would not have to pitch the required six innings. Some instances when a starter would be allowed to leave early might include:

• He throws 100 pitches
• He gives up four or more earned runs
• He gets injured (with a required injured list stint to avoid manipulation)

Outside of those exceptions, pitchers would have a mandate to make it through at least six innings. That would force teams to rethink their pitching staffs to meet the new standards.


This is a game changer if it is implemented

Interesting so they found a solution. There was an article about the way pitching has changed in the majors over the past 10 years in The Athletic a few months ago about just this. This is good to see.

 

[Big Blue]

No way that the PA agrees to this.

 

[VegetasHairline]

Manfred is the worst commissioner in sports.

 

[Cladyclad]

Manfred is the worst commissioner in sports.

He the best to me. The game is better than it has ever been imo

 

[Cladyclad]

Option 2 to make pitchers pitch longer
If you take your starter out before 6 innings you lose the DH. The new pitcher you bring in has to hit. So if glasnow get pulled. Othani gets pulled as well and the new pitcher replace Othani at bats. You can replace the pitcher with your bench

 

[The_Sheff]

Manfred is the worst commissioner in sports.

Naw, he actually trying to do shyt that gets people to watch.

Whether you agree with the changes or not, he is trying to do his job. Meanwhile the NBA is still devolving into a 3 point shootout.

 

[King Poetic]

fukk yeah

Tired of dave roberts running to the bullpen in the 4th inning and then comes the postseason and the relievers get torched from being over used

 

[Canon]

sounds like a bad idea

 

[Jplaya2023]

fukk yeah

Tired of dave roberts running to the bullpen in the 4th inning and then comes the postseason and the relievers get torched from being over used

Blame dumb ass dave roberts for that. This solution is dunb

 

[GunRanger]

Stupid idea especially when 5 innings is all it takes for a win.

Teams would never want this. Pitchers are fragile enough as is

 

[mvp_status]

pitchers nowadays arent being trained to pitch long into games anymore, you're asking for all types of injury problems

 

[In The Zone '98]

Negligence

Gonna look like a stressed kid and his father is in the dugout yelling at him to figure it out

 

[10bandz]

Gotta do something to restore the feeling. Back in the day we had those real workhorses

 

[Brozay]