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Originally Posted by Gozer
I see this as a bit of a 26-man roster trick, wait to waive a guy until a week into the season - hope other teams have shuffled their decks enough that they won't pick up whatever 25-year old pitcher we send down (Purcey, Jo Jo, whomever).
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This is what I think it is as well. Reyes may be attractive for teams right now, but if he (or whoever) is not available, there will be plenty more options as spring ends and teams trim down to 25 players. A team that may have made a play on whoever we have to send down, may have filled that spot a week into the season and then you sneak a guy through and keep the depth.