Firstly, let me take you back to 1995
(2018-04-27) The card youll exile from the top of your library is determined as Precognition Fields last ability resolves
One popular build for this EDH deck is to fill it with extra turn spells like Time Warp or Temporal Trespass, so youll attack, take an extra turn, and repeat this
As you can see, theres no difference in the release schedules of years that had Spring core sets and those that did not
The wording of the Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick card means that you can play Archeops straight to the bench without needing to evolve it from its base form, so it might be quicker to find a way to discard Archeops and then bring it straight back with Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick
Its a good card to tempo into when youre snowballing and applying pressure, but not something that can save you from a truly sticky situation