Kent Mercker

Associated PressCincinnati Reds relief pitcher Kent Mercker throws during a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, April 30, 2008, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

MLB will be changing some rules when it comes to pitchers & foreign substances as well as any performance enhancing materials for pitchers to help boost offensive production so we talked to our regular baseball expert, former MLB pitcher Kent Mercker who gave us his opinion on the rule change & what it might mean for the game going forward.