Major League Baseball has tweaked a loophole that some might now call the Joe Maddon Rule. A season after the Tampa Bay manager put outfielder Sam Fuld to the mound to warm up for the sole purpose of giving a reliever extra time in the bullpen, an amendment was made. The change will "prohibit a manager from sending his current pitcher out to warm up with no intention of having him pitch because a relief pitcher is not ready to enter the game." The Playing Rules Committee proposed the tweak in the offseason and it was approved by MLB, the player's union and umpires.