the National League
Right?Maybe
Bumgarner
Colon
GM
DH
NL
the American League
AL
Senior Circuit
Junior Circuit
MLB
league?Picture
Madison Bumgarner
Bartolo Colon
DH
Ben Lindbergh
Ringer
David Ortiz
Edgar Martinez
Nelson Cruz
J.D. Martinez
Rob Manfred
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day?Here
the World Series
FWIW.Whether or not a universal DH arrives that soon, it feels inevitable.As Ben Lindbergh of The Ringer noted back in June 2018, pitchers' performances at the plate have been trending downward from the old days to now:"When two-way players were more common, players who were primarily pitchers hit almost as well as a league-average player in some seasons. Maybe a one-dimensional slugger who's all bat and no glove, or simply a guy who could stand to rest from the rigors of defense for a day?Here's what Commissioner Rob Manfred told reporters in 2016, and it's tough to believe his mind has changed much, if at all:"Twenty years ago, when you talked to National League owners about the DH, you'd think you were talking some sort of heretical comment.
As said here by Jacob Shafer