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<blockquote data-quote="champaignchris" data-source="post: 1544514" data-attributes="member: 26283"><p>I was looking at the new rule changes, specifically looking at the three batter minimum and what there was to stop a player from claiming injury after one or two batters and then pitching again the next game.</p><p></p><p>The answer is apparently nothing. The umpire judges whether claims of illness or injury are legitimate, but I can’t see how they can make a player throw if he says he can’t do it any more.</p><p></p><p>The original rule required a player to go to the 15 day IL if he left before pitching to the third batter, but the teams didn’t like that rule. So this seems absolutely ripe for abuse.</p><p></p><p>By the way, the rule change that pitcher must go on the IL for a minimum of 15 days instead of the 10 it’s been for the last few years is a good change. Some teams (cough) Dodgers (cough) were abusing the Hell out of that one to shuffle starters in and out, basically running a six-man rotation without losing a roster spot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="champaignchris, post: 1544514, member: 26283"] I was looking at the new rule changes, specifically looking at the three batter minimum and what there was to stop a player from claiming injury after one or two batters and then pitching again the next game. The answer is apparently nothing. The umpire judges whether claims of illness or injury are legitimate, but I can’t see how they can make a player throw if he says he can’t do it any more. The original rule required a player to go to the 15 day IL if he left before pitching to the third batter, but the teams didn’t like that rule. So this seems absolutely ripe for abuse. By the way, the rule change that pitcher must go on the IL for a minimum of 15 days instead of the 10 it’s been for the last few years is a good change. Some teams (cough) Dodgers (cough) were abusing the Hell out of that one to shuffle starters in and out, basically running a six-man rotation without losing a roster spot. [/QUOTE]
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