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NY Times: Increasing Pace of Injuries Hampers Baseball

From the New York Times:

If a pitcher needs to work on his mechanics, for example, a general manager could say that he is injured and put him on the disabled list, allowing the team to replace the pitcher while he works out his problems.

“Making good use of the D.L. allows you to expand your 25-man roster,” [agent Barry] Axelrod said.

I’m pretty sure KJ and GNort were both DLed for acute can’thittheballitis.