Tying the Starter Pitcher to the DH seems designed to kill the concept of the opener. You could lose the DH before he even bats.
Unless, of course, you bat the DH 8th or 9th and use yesterday's starting pitcher...
Except you don't use yesterday's starer, you use the long man if you are the home team. If you get 9 deep by the end of the 1st or 2nd you probably are ahead so you're ready for the switch anyway.
Tying the Starter Pitcher to the DH seems designed to kill the concept of the opener. You could lose the DH before he even bats.
Unless, of course, you bat the DH 8th or 9th and use yesterday's starting pitcher...
Except you don't use yesterday's starer, you use the long man if you are the home team. If you get 9 deep by the end of the 1st or 2nd you probably are ahead so you're ready for the switch anyway.