Posted by shobob on 8/10/2012 11:06:00 PM (view original):
Anyone on a 40 man roster better be keeping themselves in game-ready shape as long as there is a chance that the big club might need them. I don't see why we need happy accidental bugs to "keep things real" in this game. Better if they fix the bugs, and if they find that there is a loophole that people are taking advantage of, deal with it appropriately. As I understand this, only the people who were trying to win with their AAA teams all the way up till the end get punished by this. If I were to sit all of my AAA players on the 40 man roster for the last 20 games, this bug would have no effect.
They would be. If they were sitting on the BL bench, traveling with the team, taking some BP.
They wouldn't be if the BL team said "The minor league season is over. We're not bringing you up. Get ready for next year."
Again, we have the option to call up anyone on the 40. They do not have to play(I have 11 of them on my Mantle bench). They will recover. They will be sent down when my playoff run is over. Until then, they sit on my BL bench.
Seriously, other than roster manipulation, there is NO REASON not to call up anyone you might need in the playoffs. NONE.