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Originally Posted by Ksyrup
The DH thing is such a non-issue these days. Starting pitchers barely go 5 innings, so they get maybe 2 ABs before PHs bat for the pitchers the rest of the game anyway. This essentially substitutes the PH at the beginning of the game instead of the 4-6th innings.
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True, but it lets teams carry more pitchers with no need to pinch hit 2-3 times a game.