First Pitch: Three Ways the Designated Hitter Would Help the Pirates

The Pirates would be able to bring up Austin Meadows easier in the next few years if the NL had the DH. Photo Credit: David HagueThe designated hitter is a pretty divisive issue in baseball. You're either all-in for the idea, or heavily against the idea. I'm personally pro-DH. I don't have any issues with making a change to the way baseball has been all my life. I don't really think the strategy involved with letting a pitcher bat is really complex. The "strategy" is mostly manufactured by the fact that you have someone who can't hit, and you need to find a way to limit the damage, or hope for a 10% chance or less that it works out for you. The "strategy" is usually the exact same thing in the exact same scenarios, and that's hardly strategy at all.

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