SPECULATOR: September experiments, 2019

September can be great. Postseason races make for high drama while you're (hopefully) scoreboard watching in your own leagues as you compete for a title.

September can also be oh so maddening.

We're nearing the time of year when many playing time projections become a crapshoot—rosters will expand, starters will be shut down or rested for October, and call-ups will get extended looks as they audition for 2020 roles. The good news? There's plenty of value to glean if we plan for the chaos.

Rather than whip up our own speculations, we'll lean on the collective wisdom of our team-specific Playing Time Today writers, division-specific Playing Time Tomorrow experts, and Alec Dopp's high-minors prowess for clues as to which experiments could...

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