And risk that he does well, and has another hot spring and makes it very difficult to justify putting him back in AAA? What for? if bryant hits .500 with 10 home runs in spring training after hitting like 45 home runs in AA and AAA in 2014, there's already going to be immense pressure for him to start with the (major league) cubs. i don't really see how 2-3 weeks with the big club in september is going to make a huge difference. I thought the discussion was about Javy. Although it still applies to both. However much time any of these guys spend on the big club in 2014, to the extent that that time is productive, the pressure will intensify to have them on the big club. As it stands now, there is very little pressure. The majority still think of these guys as abstract concepts. Regardless, you probably should not call somebody up unless you are ready for them to stay up.