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In response to "It’s a necessary trade-off due to skill specialization imo. -- nm" by znufrii

It's something that's been fixed for almost 50 years, but...tradition.

Posted by Inigo (aka Inigo) Jul 9 '21, 06:12

I'm fine with a merging of the rule where the Ohtani's of the world can also be the DH. You can designate the good pitchers as a hitter.

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What needed fixing, exactly? - znufrii Jul 9, 06:17 12
- One positional expectation of failure. A handful of competent hitters amongst the hundreds of failures isn’t a selling point. - Will Hunting Jul 9, 06:40
- Pitchers are horrible hitters and painful to watch bat. -- (edited) - Inigo Jul 9, 06:39 10
  - But to counter that, doesn’t that also help the opposing pitcher? -- nm - Volnelk Jul 9, 06:46 9
    - Sure. Traditionally, the NL has an overall lower ERA than the AL does. - Inigo Jul 9, 06:55
    - I agree. A "detriment" to a team is value-neutral. The benefit of the opposing pitcher batting cancels out the detriment of your pitcher batting. -- nm - mara Jul 9, 06:51 7
      - To the teams overall, yes. To the sport, no. - Inigo Jul 9, 06:57
      - Half of the at-bats this year by pitchers (non-Ohtani) end in strikeout. 737 of 1469. That’s not entertainment. They bat .110 (161 hits) -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 9, 06:56 5
        
        If it’s “entertainment” you want, let’s just let them juice up and go out and hit some dingers. -- nm - znufrii Jul 9, 07:44 2
        
        Or just take the already implemented solution? -- nm - Inigo Jul 9, 07:50 1
        
        Nah, too complicated. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 9, 07:52
        
        I just fundamentally disagree because I look at it as a part of the overall game. - Volnelk Jul 9, 07:26 1
        
        yep -- nm - mud Jul 9, 07:33

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