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Are MLB’s proposed rule changes Rob Manfred's Trojan horse?

MLB Connissioner Rob Manfred recently sent out some proposed rule changes he'd be willing to swap out for delaying the pitch clock. What's amusing to me is how few of these rule changes have anything to do with the players. Most of the rules are because league executives have become very deft about working around rules.

Let’s go change-by-change. Rob Manfred wants to “install” or “re-install” the following.

The injured list returning to 15 days

The list was 15 days long, until owners voted to move it to 10. Perceiving it more flexible, general managers turned the Disabled List (now Injured List) into a de facto taxi squad.