(03-24-2020 06:01 PM)Wedge Wrote:  MLB would have to add more roster spots if each team is going to play a doubleheader every week, let alone more than one a week. Every team is going to want to have 3 catchers on the roster, and an extra pitcher or two, and maybe more position players as well.

If you're a manager and you're playing a game on Friday night, a doubleheader on Saturday, and a game on Sunday afternoon, you're going to want enough players so that no one plays more than 3 of those 4 games.

This coming season notwithstanding(as the circumstances are different), I think if you designate Monday as a travel day for everyone then you create a lot of benefits.

1) Everybody gets a guaranteed day off at least once a week.

2) You don't have to play Sunday afternoon. You can push the games until later in the day or that night. No need to rush the schedule because you don't have to get out of town so quickly.

3) A Saturday double-header would be troublesome to some degree, yes, but I think you can solve that by designating this day as the one with more free movement between the majors and minors. You need an extra starter? Bring up whoever you like for one of the games this day and it won't count against any restrictions on call-ups. Same deal with catchers. If the coaches feel they need another spot or two then maybe you give them that too.

I think some of that is mitigated with the 26th roster spot. That and if the NL moves to the DH as expected then that's a little less wear and tear as well.

But I think this would be a good opportunity to test out the youngsters in limited environments. Give them a shot here and there without so much pressure. If you're calling them up for more than one game then, yes, it counts against the number of call-ups before you have to promote them permanently or let them move on. If you're only doing it for the doubleheader day then relax the rules.