MLB Rule Gives Dodgers Unfair Pitcher Advantage

0:00On April 21st, Chicago Cove's manager Craig Counsel is calling out a strange major lead baseball rule that lets the Los Angeles Dodgers pack 14. Pictures on their roster because of Shohei O'Tani. Normally, teens cab at 13 pictures from opening day through August 31st, then bump to 14 when September hits and rosters expand to. 28 players total. But O'Tani counts as the two-way player, so he skips the pitcher tally, giving the dodgers that extra arm. The rule kicked in back in the 2020 season to juice up offense by letting versatile guys play both ways without roster penalties. O'Tani, the reigning World Series champ star, fits the bill perfectly as their designated two-way ace. Counsel, a 16-year vet himself, says it's while that one team gets this perk for basically having one player who does it all. He figures the intent was team-wide help, not a special pass for the Dodgers alone. To qualify, a player needs at least 20 innings pitched in the majors plus 20 starts as a position

1:04player or designated hitter, with three. Played appearances per game. That has to happen in the current season, or one of the two before it. And right now, the 31-year-old O'Tani stands alone in meeting it. As playoffs loom, this setup has folks questioning if baseball's roster tweaks keep the game fair or just crown the exceptional. That wraps MLB News today, brought to you with AI.