Re: 2026 Rule Changes
Reply #19 –
Personally, I would rather see us remain at 110%, since I think that gives the full-time players the best chance of staying full-time. However, if the commissioners feel that 110% is too high, then 105% is better than 100%. My initial reaction was to two items. The first is that there is almost no way to reach 100% overall playing time without exceeding 100% on one hand or the other. My other reason was that 110% was a good target, especially if there is an overall limit of 100%. I'm not sure if I'm seeing an argument against 110% beyond the fact that it might let a GM gain a few games by using a player a bit more against the player's preferred handedness. I can understand the realism argument, but in real life, I don't think Dave Roberts is thinking about he might not be able to use Ohtani against some RHP because he might run out of plate appearances against them. 
As for Schwarber, I think his imbalance comes from a few things. I believe the Phillies lead off with Schwarber and then have Harper hit 3rd. If a team uses an opener against the Phillies, I'm guessing they are always using a LHP, to try to neutralize Schwarber and Harper. Moreover, I'm guessing that teams also will bring in LHRP to face Schwarber later in the game. Before the 2024 season, Schwarber was a totally different hitter against LHP, although that has changed as he's become very balanced in production against LHP and RHP. But I think these might be some of the reasons that Schwarber is seeing a ton of lefties. In Mutiny, we aren't using openers and I don't know if teams are putting in a LHRP every time Schwarber comes up to bat.
I'm glad we are having this conversation, and I have to admit that it was interesting to take this deep dive into the numbers.
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