Yeah, chicks dig the long ball. But maybe pitchers should bother to learn to actually hit. Since they’re not going to be in the whole game anyway, and most of them are only actually good at 2 or 3 pitches anymore, there’s really no excuse. When they played the whole game and had an arsenal of pitches to use you could maybe make the case that they just didn’t have time to learn to hit. But now it’s just because it’s accepted, teams should stop accepting mediocrity from their most expensive players.
It will never happen.
FACT: Pitchers batting averages have gone down each and every decade since 1900. Be assured this trend will continue.
FACT: The only league WITHOUT the DH rule in the USA is the National League. Little League, High School, College and the lower minor leagues all use the DH rule exclusively. The AA and AAA leagues allow the NL affiliates to use their pitchers-as-hitters only in games between each other.
FACT: Although the pitcher is often the best ballplayer (and hitter) on his high school or college squad, from the moment he signs as a pitcher, he knows pitching will be his job -- what he gets paid for. Consequently, he's not going to waste a lot o his time working on his hitting -- which will naturally atrophy over time. And, quite naturally, his team has no problem with this decision. Indeed, most will encourage it -- because turning a young pitcher into a better pitcher is easier to do than turning him into a better hitter.