Faces of Super Two, Part 22

UPDATE ON SEPTEMBER 9:  El Paso has been eliminated from the PCL play-offs.  Where will Colin Rea go next? Seattle to join the Padres?  Tulsa to join San Antonio?  Home?

UPDATE ON SEPTEMBER 9: San Diego's AA team, San Antonio has advanced in the Texas League play-offs.  If El Paso is eliminated San Antonio could be another place San Diego could send Rea to get some work without promoting him to the big leagues.

UPDATE ON SEPTEMBER 9:  Oakland has promoted Ryan Dull.  As noted, this transaction puts Dull in line to finish the year with 2.140 of service time, enough for a Super Two slot.

UPDATE ON SEPTEMBER 9:  Colin Rea and El Paso knocked off Fresno Saturday night to extend their series to a fifth game.  Game 5 is Sunday in Fresno.  A win extends El Paso's season(and delays Rea's potential call-up) at least another week.

NOTE:  Rea has spent more than half of the season(101 days) on either the Major League or Minor League Disabled List.  He has only appeared in 18 games, logging 75 1/3 innings pitched.

This is a notable weekend for at least five Faces of Super Two and their future earning potential.

Ryan Dull, P, Oakland.  Dull currently has two years and 118 days of MLB service time.  He is eligible to be promoted on Sunday.  If he is promoted and stays in the big leagues through September 30, he will end the year with 2.140 of service time.  That number would assure Dull a Super Two slot.

Colin Rea, P, San Diego.  Rea currently has two years and 139 days of career service time.  However, he only has 84 days of service time this season.  He needs two more days in the majors to qualify for Super Two status.

Rea is pitching for El Paso tonight in an elimination game in the Pacific Coast League play-offs.  If Rea can get to the big leagues, even just for two days after El Paso's play-off run ends, he will be in position to take a Super Two slot and the arbitration eligibility that goes with it.

THREE ON THE BUBBLE- Jacob Lindgren, P, Atlanta; Carl Edwards, P, Cubs; Joe Biagini, P, Blue Jays.

All three of these players are on pace to end the season with two years and 134 days of career service time.  Interestingly, their Super Two status is completely out of their control.

If Dull and Rea both get promoted and earn a Super Two slot, my projections show that Lindgren, Edwards, ang Biagini would end up tied for the first spot out of the Super Two picture.

If Dull or Rea(or both) don't get promoted and fail to take up a Super Two slot,  the trio would move up into the arbitration eligible category.

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