i think part of the reason for calling him up was that his absense at AAA allowed figgins to play 3b there on his rehab assignment over the weekend and get ready to be activated today. figgins could have rehabbed at AA i guess, or wood could have dh'ed or sat i suppose, but why not just call him up and give him a taste? his clock likely would have been started later on this year anyway so i dont think its going to be that big a deal.