This is a long piece on a possible solution to the issue of tanking and leaving top prospects in the minor leagues long after they are ready. I think I outline my case very carefully, but if you don’t want to read it all, skip to the tl;dr, part at the end.
Besides the normal news of the pennant race, the biggest news story this September has been the failure of teams to promote top prospects, such as the Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the White Sox’ Eloy Jimenez and the Mets’ Peter Alonso.