The Golden At-Bat Is a Dreadful Idea

Rob Manfred's newest idea is terrible even by his standards.

The, latest shiny new object MLB commissioner Rob Manfred seems to be interested in is the Golden At-Bat, but it is a terrible idea. Essentially, the way this proposed new rule would work is that once a game each team could, regardless of the situation, send a pinch-hitter, even if that player was already in the line-up to the plate. The pinch-hitter wo…