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Analyzing Every Rule of Rob Manfred's Tenure! | 1125

May 13, 2026 · 75 min · Ep 1164

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Coach Trev and Talkin’ Jake review every rule change Rob Manfred has made in his tenure and say if baseball has benefitted from them!

 

0:00 Intro

7:00 No leaving batters box

10:50 Chase Utley rule

15:19 no pitch intentional walk

17:15 mound visit limits

19:00 Single Trade deadline actually having a day

23:45 Manfred Man

29:00 3 batter minimum

32:30 sticky stuff crackdown

32:50 Universal DH  

35:07 Postseason expansion

39:38 The Ohtani rule

41:40 Bigger bases

42:05 Pitch clock

44:26 Banning the shift - Jake wants to go further

49:17 Balanced schedule

53:30 Position player pitching limit

55:30 Draft lottery / anti tanking

57:45 ABS Challenges

 

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