Monday was the one-year anniversary of Rob Manfred becoming MLB’s Commissioner. Fitting the Year of the Rookie was Manfred’s first on the job. After saying last week at the Owners Meetings momentum was gaining for the National League adopting the designated hitter, Manfred told ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick on Monday, “The most likely result on the designated hitter for the foreseeable future is the status quo. I think the vast majority of the clubs in the National League want to stay where they … [Read more...]
Report: National League Designated Hitter Talks to Increase Next Off-Season
Will the National League and American League soon play the game under the same set of rules? During his stop in Cardinals’ camp, Tony Clark, the head of the MLBPA, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he thinks discussion of a universal designated hitter “will likely come up as a topic in the next round of collective bargaining.” The current CBA expires Dec. 1, 2016 and talks over a new CBA are expected to begin in next winter. Clark said adding the DH to the National League has been “a … [Read more...]