Probably should have a new thread dedicated to this topic.
Interesting exchange with Ben Clemens in his FG chat today:
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/ben-clemens-fangraphs-chat-4-6-26/Clemens speculated that, on occasions, prospects get pushed to the majors too soon to try to get the incentives for high placement in the RoTY voting for a rookie who is top 100 and starts the year on the on the major league roster, but could not think of a good example in the moment.
Petey Bienel
2:25
"But yes, you can definitely imagine prospects who aren't ready, but who get pushed for PPI reasons. I don't have an example off the top of my head." Dylan Crews
Ben Clemens
2:25
great one
2:26
just looked back through his gamelogs, this is what I'm talking about
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Petey Bienel
2:35
The management of Dylan Crews and James Wood are great examples of the "Lerners Are Cheap" viewpoint that simmers among Nats fans. Wood arguably was held down until after the Super 2 deadline when he dominated in the Spring and early season (his oblique end of May was convenient) while Crews was rushed despite holes in order to game for the extra pick.
Ben Clemens
2:35
Yeah, I have heard variations on this from Nats fan friends as well
2:36
Wood being seemingly held down is one that sticks in my mind as a bad look
