With the Double- and Triple-A playoffs nearing completion, there’s a chance there will be one final wave of call-ups before the end of the season.
At this point in the season, most of the game’s best young hitters have already been promoted and debuted in the major leagues. The same can’t be said about pitchers, though. Unless there’s an urgent need for an arm with the parent club, organizations typically prefer to keep their top pitching prospects in the minor leagues so as to ensure they receive a sufficient workload.
But once the minor league playoffs are over, teams looking to bolster their rosters for the final weeks of the season are free to do so without the fear of destroying their farm systems.
Here’s a look at five prospects who could be called up after the minor league playoffs.