Detroit — It used to be so easy. When Sept. 1 hit, teams could call up as many players from their Triple-A team as they wanted, as long as they were on the 40-man roster.
It was annoying, sure, a logistical nightmare for managers, coaching staff and clubhouse attendants trying to make room and work schedules for all the extra bodies. But team presidents and general managers didn’t have to make many tough decisions.
They do now.
Rosters, under terms of Major League Baseball’s newest collective bargaining agreement, are limited to 28 total players after Sept.