[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by mbyron

According to ESPN, the rule change affects only a feint to 3B, and is aimed at eliminating only the 3-to-1 move. I don't see that it will apply at 2B at all.

"Under the new wording, a pitcher could not fake to third unless he first stepped off the rubber."

Full story:
Major League Baseball poised to pick off 1st-and-3rd trick move - ESPN

That article doesn't give us the proposed wording though. If the OP is correct about the proposed wording that a pitcher must step off before faking to a base (and that it doesn't specifically mention third), then it will apply to 2B.