in baseball alot of players get injured,why dont teams sign 6 starting pitchers.why dont teams get more hitters.they know someone is going to get injured,that way that team is good even with injuries?
2006-07-22 08:00:32 · 5 answers · asked by chuxs d 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
There's only a limited amount of space on the rosters. Teams carry 24 players, but they have minor league teams where they can get players in case some get hurt.
2006-07-22 21:42:45 · answer #1 · answered by evie ♥'s her Dodgers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure if I understand. Teams have to play within MLB rules...and yes the league could vote to expand the roster...but then they would have more overhead...why not use the farm system and call up a questionable pitcher. The talent level in the MLB is already watered down...to have a sixth pitcher who won't pitch because the optimal time between starts is 5 days...doesn't make sense. Teams have plenty of hitters in the minors to draw from.
2006-07-22 08:08:34 · answer #2 · answered by Idiot Savant 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where are you going to put them, you only have a 24 man roster. Big league calliber players aren't going to play in the minors and wait around for someone to get hurt. That's a stupid question.
2006-07-22 08:06:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Budget and salary restriction. They don't want to pay a bunch of guys that probably won't play.
2006-07-22 08:03:07 · answer #4 · answered by MEL T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do stock up....it's called Triple A.
2006-07-22 08:20:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋