My guess is this allows them to be activated from the 60 Day sooner because Toledo's season starts a year earlier. I think they get paid a bit more for this though!
I say they because there was a pitcher they did it with too.
I need to find the article on BP that talked about the Tigers platooning their defense based on the pitcher's batted ball tendencies. A LH starter seems to make more sense to have a strong left side of the infield, while you can get by with Carpenter in right. I am going to be curious to see how this plays out when they go to the pen.
Forces a 3rd tto decision for the opposing manager, or at least that is what Hinch said when he started doing it in the Playoffs. I am surprised so many people are shocked by this or don't remember the playoffs.
If it's anything like MLB.TV, my brother and my dad have mine and I run into issues sometimes, but not often. If I do, I just call them and remind them whose password it is and who is the bigger Tigers fan, and they drop off 😄
You can't option an injured player either.
If you want to keep an injured player from counting against the 40 man, it is either 60-Day or release them.
By 2029, Greene and Tork will no longer be under team control. Torres is likely long gone. Rogers and Baez too. Add Carpenter, McKinstry, and Vierling to the list of those who will hit free agency by then. Three years is a long time.