As MLB contemplates new rules, the focus is on establishing a minimum innings requirement for starting pitchers to restore their role's prestige. The average innings pitched per game has steadily decreased, prompting discussions on how to encourage longer outings without strict mandates. Commissioner Rob Manfred emphasizes the need for incentivizing clubs to develop pitchers who can go deeper into games, suggesting adjustments in roster and transaction rules instead of strictly enforcing innings limits. This shift reflects a desire to enhance the game's marketing and quality of play.
The thought process behind a minimum innings requirement for starting pitchers is to restore the prestige that was once associated with the role.
Manfred noted, baseball has shifted away from the days of starting pitchers routinely logging at least six innings, favoring earlier bullpen use.
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