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Originally Posted by Pelican
As an aside, the roster expansion in September for the pennant drive never has made sense to me. Why bring up extra guys - who will be ineligible for the postseason - when they could make a difference and change a season outcome? To me it makes more sense to allow teams to carry extra players in April, larger roster, before finally paring down to 25. This year might be a trial of that IRL due to the lockout, with temporary 28-man rosters. Good.
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because the season is twice as long as any other sport, and until playoff expansion most teams didn't have much to play for besides pride. It's a nice way to give guys who'd never make the majors a chance to play and I like it because I can play some younger guys after the minor league season ends. That's the reason for the timing, it's timed to when the Minor League season ends and guys are able to join the big club.