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Designated hitter coming to NL?
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<blockquote data-quote="IlliniBone54" data-source="post: 1182380" data-attributes="member: 555162"><p>At the same time the DH position does give the manager a lot of options as well. It can keep a player in the lineup without having to put them out in the field every once in a while. Gets them a little more rest without having to sacrifice their bat. Not to mention it can help extend a players career. Don't know if David Ortiz would still be playing at the pro league if he was forced into playing in the field more often, but he's still clearly a valuable hitter. Admittedly so I'm in favor of the DH rule so my position is a little bias. </p><p></p><p>I completely agree on the point that theoretically a pitcher should be able to hit. However, this doesn't really happen except for some exceptions and I would personally rather see a more competent batter in the box.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IlliniBone54, post: 1182380, member: 555162"] At the same time the DH position does give the manager a lot of options as well. It can keep a player in the lineup without having to put them out in the field every once in a while. Gets them a little more rest without having to sacrifice their bat. Not to mention it can help extend a players career. Don't know if David Ortiz would still be playing at the pro league if he was forced into playing in the field more often, but he's still clearly a valuable hitter. Admittedly so I'm in favor of the DH rule so my position is a little bias. I completely agree on the point that theoretically a pitcher should be able to hit. However, this doesn't really happen except for some exceptions and I would personally rather see a more competent batter in the box. [/QUOTE]
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