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I think that maybe - maybe - you can make an argument for why he wouldn't be protected in a vacuum. However, I don't think that holds water when you look specifically at the Pirates' 40-man roster. There are 10, 12 candidates that could be cut and make it through waivers. And even if they didn't...no big loss.
To another point above about his development, I'm seeing a ton of top prospects be left in A and A+ for 2/3 years, then put in the majors. Little to no time in AA, often no time in AAA. It's weird.
I guess my biggest issue with this isn't just that he was unprotected when he easily could have been put on the roster. My issue is this:
* Whatever logic the game uses declares him the #1 overall prospect in baseball.
* Whatever logic the team uses says he's not worthy of a 40-man rosters spot and we don't care if we lose him in the Rule 5 draft.
* That same logic the team uses thinks that another team should pony up a top prospect to trade for him, even though we could lose him for nothing.
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