Marc wrote:C'mon Kevin. That doesn't make sense. DH has to cout as a position. Your response to the scenario mentioned by Nick means that this C loophole remains open. Like I said earlier DH should equal 1B in DTBL position definitions.
I also don't see how that change is major but the rule at the start if this thread is not major
Marc, I guess that depends on what you mean by loophole. The scenario Nick described will be handled as it always has: players who primarily play as designated hitters will continue to be assigned to whatever other position they play most frequently. To me, that seems far more logical than simply assigning them as 1B across the board. Granted, in almost all cases, that's where they end up. But in the rare instances where a DH also plays some other position besides 1B, why not put them there instead? Let's take catchers out of the equation for a second. How about Carlos Beltran? Last year, he played 76 games as a DH, 32 games in the OF and one game at 1B. Why do you think he should be a 1B rather than an OF?
The major rule change I was talking about was Nick's suggestion to assign players as "Util only". I am willing to consider assigning all regular DHs to 1B if others think that is a better idea.