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Originally Posted by Dakota
OK, you have the DH rule if you have a defensive specialist who can't bat and a slugger with no defensive skills. You have the EP rule for the 10,11,12... player batting order with "pick your 9" on defense. Those are easier to remember and administer than DP/FLEX, so why all the extra bits to the DP/FLEX rule? Why not just adopt one/both of the DH or EP rules?
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Probably morphed from years of coaches abusing the rules to gain a strategic advantage.
Personally, I really don't care for any of them. Play 9/10, hit 9/10, field 9/10.