Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman attacked MLB commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday as the baseball boss spoke about the commercialization of the sport through starting pitchers.
Gausman implored his followers not to believe what Manfred said about starting pitching.
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“Don’t believe a word this man says,” Gausman wrote in
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman, No. 34, is in the dugout after pitching five innings against the Texas Rangers without allowing a hit at Globe Life Field on September 19, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Raymond Carlin III-Image Images)
Gausman’s hit came weeks after the possibility of implementing the “golden bat-bat” rule was floated around the baseball world, which would allow teams to choose one batter per game to hit even if they are not next in line. batting order.
Manfred spoke as part of the “Questions for Cancer” podcast. He said he didn’t think a minimum inning requirement for starting pitchers was a great idea to help with the problem.
“I don’t think a specific entry requirement, even with exceptions, is workable in our rule,” Manfred. “It’s just too blunt an instrument to solve this problem. I see both problems as really serious. I think the injury problem – our doctors have studied it carefully. They still believe that focusing on speed and spin rate is a major cause . in the increase in injuries.
“Look, game marketing, just think about a broadcast. The name and face you see the most is the starting pitcher. Great starting pitcher matchups have historically been important in terms of game marketing and I think we need to get back to that.”
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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred before game four of the 2024 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on October 29, 2024 in New York City. (Images by Brad Penner-Imagn)
Manfred said rules should be developed to create incentives for teams to develop pitchers who can go deep in games.
“To me, this needs to be addressed in a more subtle way. I think the rules surrounding transactions, meaning how often pitchers can come and go off the roster. One of the things that happens today, a guy pitches three days in a row. If they eliminate him, they bring in someone else. They give him a little rest instead of staying on the roster all the time.
“I think we need to create incentives through things like roster rules, transaction rules for clubs to develop pitchers who go deeper into the game. I don’t think it can be prescriptive, you have to go six innings. I think it has to be. There will be a set of rules that will create an incentive for clubs to develop pitchers of a certain type.”
CBS Sports noted that the innings per start rate was 5.2 during the 2024 season, more than one inning less than in 1984.
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman, No. 34, pitches against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning at Truist Park on September 6, 2024 in Atlanta. (Brett Davis-Imagn Images)
Gausman started 31 games in 2024 and led the majors with two complete games and a shutout. He completed at least seven innings of work on eight occasions.
