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Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange
Well, given that real-life clubs can make such decisions, it would seem there are legitimate reasons or else major league clubs would only use Triple-A. (Though it may be some of those reasons are more logistical in nature, such as the physical proximity of the affiliate, rather than something like tailoring the level of opposition to the recovering player.)
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Yes, it often is the closest one: the major-league FO can get over there and check him out if needed, and the player will be close by when the OK is given.
Sometimes it may be "the affiliate where the roving instructor is based this month," "the affiliate where we don't have any pitching prospects, and so we don't care about disrupting the rotation," "the affiliate near the ballplayer's home/private trainer," or -- especially with muscle-based injuries -- "the affiliate with the warmest weather."