Here we look at the good and the bad of some of the proposed MLB rule changes that will be tried out this year in the Independent Atlantic League.
On Friday it was announced that the Independent Atlantic League will test out some proposed MLB rule changes.
For the last couple of offseasons now there have been suggested MLB rule changes to try and help speed up the game. A lot of those rules have been shot down by the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) mainly because they are unhappy with the current state of free agency.
Rob Manfred continues to make attempts at speeding up the game, but he’s getting nowhere. Instead, he’s looking to the Independent Atlantic League to try and kick the tires on a few ideas.
While the conservative baseball fan is always worried about changes to the game, we have to adapt with the times or get left behind.
As someone who is an old school baseball fan, I’ve had to learn over the years that change is inevitable. I never want to see the DH in both leagues, but I know it’s going to happen eventually.
And while I would love for the game to remain as pure as it currently is, I also want to see the game I love grow, and it can’t do that unless it changes with the times.
The fact is, a lot of casual fans are bored with the game of baseball because there isn’t enough action. And if we can’t find a way to create that action on the field artificially, rules have to be put in place to make it happen.
A lot of the MLB rule changes are meant to do just that, so we’ll look at the good and bad of each one.