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Originally Posted by Kobeck
thanks for your insights. I have not really thought about it but I agree with you. DH needs this modification and the rule implemented universally.
promotes old school starters rolling at least twice thru the lineup, hopefully 3 times. Also promotes late game strategy and uses more of the bench making team depth more important
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One of the points the opinion piece I linked to made is that teams prioritize good pitching matchups over batting. Thus pitcher-only DH won't promote starting pitchers going deeper.
It's not about better or old school SPs. It's about analytics. The point of the game is to win. If taking a starter out after 5 innings/2 times through the order produces a better chance of winning, that's what teams are going to do. It's really no different than when teams kept starters in for 8-9-10 innings because they thought it was the best way to win.
From the inception of the game teams have done what they thought would get them a W.