What if baseball added a designated fielder?
A writer explores a hypothetical flip of baseball's designated hitter rule: what if teams could field a player who only plays defense and never bats? The concept would solve the problem of offensive stars who struggle defensively, though it raises questions about roster construction and whether pitchers would return to the plate. The piece considers how this might work in practice and which Rockies players could fill such a role.
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