One September callup we want for each MLB team

Tampa Bay Rays: Brent Honeywell

The Rays have delayed the inevitable all year by keeping top prospect Brent Honeywell at Triple-A even as the injuries piled up in their MLB rotation. Tampa Bay must always be conservative with bringing up young pitchers and starting their service clock, but this has gotten ridiculous. Understanding that the Rays are forced to play by different financial rules, there is still no justification for giving Austin Pruitt eight starts in the middle of a playoff race.

Honeywell is ready for the big leagues now — much as Blake Snell was all of last season. His innings have been managed well at Triple-A this year and he is still sitting well under 150 for the season. Honeywell has one of the more interesting arsenals in the minor leagues and is one of the few remaining professional pitchers to throw a screwball.

At 22, Honeywell has a very good feel for some very challenging pitches. Locating a screwball, cutter, curveball and changeup in the right part of the strike zone in the right counts is not an easy task for a minor leaguer. The right-hander has a very smooth delivery that allows him to consistently throw strikes. He has walked only 35 in 131.1 innings this year.

If the Rays are serious about making the most of their September, Brent Honeywell needs to be in their rotation down the stretch. At the very least, let him pitch out of the bullpen like David Price in his rookie season. This is a pitcher who is only being held back by being left in the minor leagues.