September call-ups aren't what they used to be, not with active rosters no longer expanding to 40, as was true a few years ago. Instead, teams can promote just two additional players, bringing the roster size to 28.

Those spots will mostly be filled by spare arms to build in extra rest for the more valuable ones during this final stretch of the season -- players of little consequence to Fantasy Baseball, in other words. The biggest call-ups already happened in late August, beginning when there were only 45 days left in the regular season. Once we reached the point when new arrivals could preserve their rookie eligibility for next year, there was little incentive to keep them down.

But there are always exceptions, and the biggest this year could be Sal Stewart , who we learned Sunday

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