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Now it looks like a delay in calling him up is all about a million $ (or so) of future contract, perhaps. Not calling Ackley up this year would be amazingly rediculous...so now that you've saved the arb year, just do it. The stupid thing is looking at Ackley as a 6-year Mariner, which assumes you can't sign him long term.
Totally agree Moe, I cannot understand why people continue to harp on the minor league service time issue. Do they think that the players are going to forgive the team for holding them back? Come Arbitration or Free Agency isn't the penny pinching just going to come back to bite you in the rear?
Treat them well, encourage the 'home town' discount, you'll probably save money in the long run.