SPECULATOR: September experiments to watch: NL

The additional flexibility afforded by roster expansion can offer both contenders and non-contenders the opportunity to use September as an experimental period. It's a chance to try out some alternate uses of their talent that might open some avenues to reshape their rosters for 2014. Paying attention to these experiments can help expose edges that you can exploit in your own September pennant push, and may also help to give an early read on some hidden value propositions for 2014. This week, we offer eight situations around the National League that are worth monitoring over the next month or so:

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