Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said at an owners’ meeting Thursday in Coral Gables, Fla. that the notion of a designated hitter coming to the National League is “gaining momentum.”
Which quite honestly, shouldn’t surprise people one bit. Most of the major sports leagues have made rule changes that make it easier for teams to score. Why should the MLB be any different? In today’s world of fantasy sports, offense sells, with every sport.
Last season, four American League teams scored more runs than the Colorado Rockies who led the NL with 737 runs. Looking at the home run numbers from 2015, four AL teams hit more than 200 home runs, while not a single NL team hit that mark. Taking a look at both leagues as a whole, the AL averaged 710 runs per club, and without a DH, the NL only averaged 666 runs.
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