Sep
5
2012

September Roster Expansion Could Be Reduced From 40 To 30 Players

An article by Hojo's Mojo

A source has told Scott Miller of CBS Sports, that changes could be coming to September 1st Roster Expansion rules and that it could happen as soon as next season.

The most common scenario under discussion is to expand September rosters to 30, with each club’s 25-man roster on Aug. 31 being locked in throughout September.

In other words, each team would use that 25-man roster as a base throughout September, and then have the ability to add five minor-leaguers (out of however many are recalled) to its active roster for each game during the season’s final month.

The point of using the Aug. 31 rosters as a base? Simple: Each club would be required to keep its five-man rotation eligible every day in September, rather than de-activating the four starters not pitching on a particular night in order to add four more relievers.

The driving force behind this change is to close the loophole that allowed a handful of teams to deactivate their regular starting pitchers until the day of their starts, and replacing those four spots by stacking the bullpen against their opponents.

The new rule will ensure that a team’s five-man rotation remains in place for the entire month of September and activated or deactivated as needed.

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4 Comments + Add Comment

Donal September 5, 2012 at 9:48 am

How frequently does this happen? Does the union have anything to say about it?
TRS86 September 5, 2012 at 9:53 am

I think the problem is also that while some teams are in the race, other teams are throwing guys they have never seen before that can either tank or dominate the game at hand. It’s almost impossible for those teams in the hunt to prepare for the game when they are seeing a bunch of rookies on the field….. I know, I know… waaaaahhh. I am just saying what I guess the reasoning is.
Peter R. September 5, 2012 at 10:12 am

This is a good move, and I bet most teams dont ever carry all 40 anyway. I think the Mets only have 31 players right now. They never callup more than 6-7 players.
Joey D. September 5, 2012 at 11:27 am

I like the idea a lot but do September call-ups receive anything more in financial compensation or does being on the 40 man roster itself answer that question.

If it’s a matter of money, the Union is certainly going to balk, Bob Davidson style.

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Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
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Nationals	23	20	.535	1.5
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