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Originally Posted by The Game
In the past I would not hesitate to fill my 40 with my top prospects, along with former MLers on the 40 up in September. Now i am not sure if I want to bring so many up. I have 4 top prospects but all will ride the pine for the last 20-25 games of the season. The clock starts on these players if i call them up, correct? I think i would rather have the extra year of control of 2-3 of them this season.
What are your thoughts?
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It really depends. If I'm pushing for the playoffs, it's all hands on deck. I could give two you-know-whats about service time 6 years down the road.
Players on the 40-man that already have service time are always called up, unless their minor league team still has games.
If the player isn't really a top prospect, and their MiL season is over, I will call them up as getting an extra year of control is not really a big deal.
If it is a top prospect, their season is over, and my ML team is playing meaningless games, I probably would hold them down. However, top prospects usually force their way to the majors much earlier than September anyway.