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Transaction Analysis 9/1/22: Cards Expand Rosters to 28 With Naile and DeLuzio

The Cards announced the following transactions yesterday:

9/1/22: Recalled RHP James Naile from AAA Memphis. Selected the contract of OF Ben DeLuzio from AAA Memphis.

NEW RULES

In years past, baseball clubs were permitted, but not required, to call up the entire 40-man roster on September 1st. Some clubs would call up a few, while others would grab almost everyone possible. As of September 3rd, 2019, for instance, the Cards had a 35-man active roster for the stretch drive, complete with a 12-man bullpen and a 10-man bench. By that point in the season, at least the regular season of the full-season minor league clubs would have been almost over.