In an effort to speed up the game, or in this case, reduce the number of pitching changes in hopes of cutting down the average time per game, MLB plans to institute the three-batter minimum rule change for the 2020 season.
Although not yet made official, the revision will be a requirement for pitchers to face "either a minimum of three batters or to the end of a half-inning," according to MLB.com.
A's vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane is not exactly on board.
"I'm not a particular fan of that rule if they put it in, but I think -- anything when we start moving flexibility -- I just don't think it's a good idea period, but that's just my personal feelings," Beane said at the Winter Meetings last week.