Only six players in baseball hit more home runs than Adam Duvall last season. The Atlanta Braves responded by cutting him on Wednesday, because they didn’t want to pay him the $4 million to $7 million he would’ve likely earned in salary arbitration later this winter.
The move came as a surprise, given Duvall’s ability, his relatively low cost and the Braves’ serious championship aspirations in 2021. They chose to let Duvall go in spite of all that in part for a particularly strange reason: The Braves, like the rest of the National League, still don’t know what one key rule of the game will be next year—even though spring training is supposed to start in just over two months.
MLB and the players’ union agreed to add the designated hitter to the NL for the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign, ostensibly to help preserve pitchers’ health over the rigorous 60-game schedule. As of today, the universal DH won’t carry over into 2021, nor will any of the other experimental rules implemented as part of the sport’s safety protocols.the two sides hash out the details of how to stage a second season under the specter of Covid-19.
For now, however, pitchers are slated to bat in the NL, and the uncertainty has left front offices in the unusual position of trying to build a roster while a significant variable remains in flux.
The DH is socialist. Pitchers should bat and the double switch is a managerial art form.
Why don't they just get 9 designated hitters, 9 designated fielders, 9 designated runners and 9 designated batting practice type pitchers. Don't even need a catcher, just use a sexy looking woman to retrieve balls. In fact, forget the pitchers just use a pitching machine.
Actually, I think there should be a DH for every player on the Roster. Talk about FanTastic! A true pitching challenge. A managers real conundrum. A chance for more players. A moment where all wonder...
Earn $5000 weekly) ask me how and let’s proceed
LUwaysi
Commish too busy creating ridiculous new rules to get this figured out.
🤔
More good news please(((
They'd be stupid not to.