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Originally Posted by CD1083
An advantage the NL has over the AL is the can carry an extra pitcher/utility player that the AL cannot.
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The NL uses, on average, over 1 extra pinch hitter a game vs the AL (because of all of the automatic "pinch hit for the pitcher" situations) which more than negates that extra roster spot. I can't seem to find stats on defensive substitutions on B-R, but the AL uses twice as many pinch runners because of the extra roster flexibility given by not having to use a pinch hitter everytime the pitcher comes to bat after the 6th inning. Being able to keep a pitcher in the game in late-and-close situations if he's pitching well adds some roster flexibility as well.
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Last edited by Jason Moyer; 08-07-2014 at 11:02 PM.
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