I was perusing an older thread that was talking about the Rule 5 draft and I wonder how, if at all, the 26 man/25 active roster would play into that. Would a Rule 5 draftee be required to be on the active roster so many days throughout the season or could he be the 26th man and never see the field? Not an earth-shattering thought coming from me, but I am really curious to see the ripple effects from the move. I think it might bring back the era of the third catcher or glove-only guy.
I've been thinking more about the 3-batter minimum and I'm happy with it. I think we are seeing a stunting of player development with the over-specialization of pitching. Somebody sees a guy in AA who has trouble with opposite-handed batters and rather than work with the guy to improve that, he becomes a specialist.
Vizcaino and Minter won't have any trouble with the 3-batter minimum. Strategy or not, the often walk the first batter they face.
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