[IBL] emergency activation questions

[Sean Sweda]

On Aug 18, 2014, at 3:10 PM, Russell Peltz wrote:

> I think it can be interpreted either way.
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> It seems reasonable to me to call up someone who plays the same position, without necessarily sending down the injured player.  The rule seems to exist to allow you to maintain a legal roster after a mid-series injury, and calling up a third catcher when both other catchers are hurt seems to be within the spirit of the rules.
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> If the intent was that only the injured player could be deactivated, I think the wording should be made more explicit.

FYI, it most certainly was the intent that only an injured player could be de-activated.  Otherwise teams could do things like deactivate the previous game's starting pitcher and effectively play the series with an expanded roster.

Sean