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A three-batter minimum might not affect the Indians that much

In 2020, Major League Baseball will change its rules to require pitchers to face a minimum of three batters (with some exceptions, natch).

As with any change to the game of baseball, some folks love it, some folks hate it, some folks are ambivalent. The Indians employ a bevvy of specialist relievers, and thus seem to have a lot at stake in this rule change. In fact, as detailed by Mike Petriello of MLB.com, the Indians had the most short relief appearances (0, 1, or 2 batters faced) in 2018.

The relievers throwing those short outings have opinions like the rest of us, of course, and The Athletic’s T.