The 3 Batter Minimum Rule

[Godgers12]

This is something that The Show should have an option for. The only reason this was added in real life is to speed up the pace of play, pace of play is not an issue in the realm of video games. So they should give us the option of rather of not we care to implement this dumb abomination of a rule into our franchises.

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[Jayyoungjr]

Re: The 3 Batter Minimum Rule

I believe you can turn it off in settings for franchise. I originally was going to be I don't mind it as much it makes me rethink matchups

[Godgers12]

Re: The 3 Batter Minimum Rule

I believe you can turn it off in settings for franchise. I originally was going to be I don't mind it as much it makes me rethink matchups

Hmm I didn't see it as an option.

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[decga]

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I like it.... Personally.
I am using it in my carry-over, which I was in the July portion of the 2019 season.

You can bring in a reliever with 1 or 2 outs in the inning & can bring in fresh reliever the next inning. For example: RP "X" came in Bttm 7th, 2 outs & Bttm 8th RP "Y" can start the frame.


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[Armor and Sword]

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I actually love the rule. Added a new layer of strategy to baseball.

And yes it speeds up the game a little.




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[KnightTemplar]

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It does add strategy. Different kind, but I’m getting used to it. Who will i bring in who maybe able to handle both left/right hand hitters. Who has the stamina. Adds a layer of stress.

[mkharsh33]

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As someone who primarily plays with classic roster sets - I hate the rule. I get it...but I hate it. I wish we had the option in "play now" games to turn it off. There were lefty specialists (Paul Assenmacher, for example) that I want to just use in situational spots - but I can't.

But I also know the game isn't made for old farts like me, so I digress...

[Armor and Sword]

Re: The 3 Batter Minimum Rule

As someone who primarily plays with classic roster sets - I hate the rule. I get it...but I hate it. I wish we had the option in "play now" games to turn it off. There were lefty specialists (Paul Assenmacher, for example) that I want to just use in situational spots - but I can't.

But I also know the game isn't made for old farts like me, so I digress...

I always am for toggles.

I too play a lot of classic rosters.

We can go into a custom suite we all dream of for that (able to remove expansion teams, ability to set up AL East and West/ NL East and West and remove the wild card).

But I too....digress.


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[JHodges57]

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It does add strategy. Different kind, but I’m getting used to it. Who will i bring in who maybe able to handle both left/right hand hitters. Who has the stamina. Adds a layer of stress.

I agree with you. I actually enjoy it.

[Godgers12]

Re: The 3 Batter Minimum Rule

Where is the option to turn this off in franchise?

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[Armor and Sword]

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Where is the option to turn this off in franchise?

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You can’t.


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[Herschie]

Re: The 3 Batter Minimum Rule

As someone who primarily plays with classic roster sets - I hate the rule. I get it...but I hate it. I wish we had the option in "play now" games to turn it off. There were lefty specialists (Paul Assenmacher, for example) that I want to just use in situational spots - but I can't.

But I also know the game isn't made for old farts like me, so I digress...

Yep, every year I like playing the 1989 NLCS. It was nice in the 8th when the Giants had Robby Thompson, Will Clark, and Kevin Mitchell coming up. I would risk Assenmacher against the righty Thompson, then it was great having him face Clark. Then I'd bring in Les Lancaster to face Mitchell, and then Matt Williams.

Just to see Mitch Williams blow it in the ninth.

[Ace2734]

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I think it's perfectly reasonable to have the option to toggle this rule off as long as DH/no DH is given the same flexibility.

While I don't like the rule, that is not a MLB The Show choice. But the constant commentary about how these pitchers are "part of a dying breed" or "adjusting to the new normal" is... well, constant. It's basically every time a reliever formerly considered a specialist comes in.

[speels]

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I think instead of the 3 batter rule they should have just gone with the no warm up pitches rule. The relievers get as much time as they need in the bullpen, why do they need to throw 8 more pitches? As a former pitcher I know why, but when I was playing you were usually just pulled from shortstop and put in to pitch.

With no warm up pitches and a freaking clock on the mound visits and pitcher walk in, you should be able to knock down the time wasted even more than the 3 batter rule.

Sorry, but every other sport has timers so why doesn't baseball. I mean if you really want to speed it up.

[Caulfield]

Re: The 3 Batter Minimum Rule

MLB will never do what it takes to actually shorten games to back under 2 and a half hours (raise the mound back to pre-1970's heights and deaden the ball to reduce homers). they can do a hundred of the little things like 3 batter minimum and pitch clocks but this is like treating heart disease with a band-aid.

as for the Show, the batter minimum hasn't really affected me because I've always been old school and try to get at least 1 full inning out of all of my relievers. never was a fan of the one out guy and don't ''play the percentages'' with righty-lefty matchups. in fact, my own tendency is to only have 1 lefty reliever on my Show teams anyways.