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Originally Posted by PWL
1.) I don't know all of the forty myths, but a pitcher doesn't have to throw a pitch to a batter to record an out. He must just record an out. He can simply pick a runner off of base and be replaced without throwing a single pitch to a batter. I don't do much OBR and I'm not for sure the one warm up pitch is written in Rule 8 (Pitching).
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Picking off a runner doesn't fulfill the pitcher's obligation... he must complete at least 1 at bat (1 pitch, as mentioned in OP, is also not enough), OR he must get the 3rd out of an inning (which could be accomplished by that pickoff)