The Board of Directors of the International Softball Congress has passed the PRAWN restrictions, a set of rules governing the number of All-World players from the most recent five years a team can have on its roster.
The rule has quickly come under criticism, with a number of postings to Al’s Fastball Mailing List, including those linked below:
[Alsfastball] Prawn Ruling – by Dean Holoien
Pitcher Roberto Bahler concurs in Holoien’s criticism of the PRAWN rule.
Hallman Twins pitcher Todd Martin weighs in.
Sylvia Ryan suggests a player survey on the new rule.
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