The State of the Game- MLB

[bravos4evr]

40 man roster is good as it forces teams to start the option clock on minor leaguers and not store them away.

If you are referring to september callups, I heard a good solution today, teams can call up whomever they want off the 40 man, but must submit a 25-27 man roster for that day's game.

[familytoad]

Yup Nick, I was referring to the September callups. I realize that most teams only
call up a few players but the pitching changes get silly sometimes.

That proposed 25 to 27 man roster has been gaining popularity, I heard it discussed this week on Phillies broadcast. It's a nice compromise I think, although I bet the extra players will be mainly relief pitchers. The teams would de-activate the starting pitchers that weren't scheduled and it would end up almost the same...

[bravos4evr]

Originally Posted by familytoad

Yup Nick, I was referring to the September callups. I realize that most teams only
call up a few players but the pitching changes get silly sometimes.

That proposed 25 to 27 man roster has been gaining popularity, I heard it discussed this week on Phillies broadcast. It's a nice compromise I think, although I bet the extra players will be mainly relief pitchers. The teams would de-activate the starting pitchers that weren't scheduled and it would end up almost the same...

I would say you can only substitute 2 people from the previous night and add 2 giving you 27???? maybe?

It's not perfect, but it's better than seeing two teams use 50 guys in a 9 inning game that lasts 4 hours.