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40 Man Roster

So with the additions of Blevins and Hundley on minor league deals, we are faced with the task of clearing out two spaces for the newly added players.

40- Man Moves:

DFA Aaron Brooks, Add Jerry Blevins (Assume he goes unclaimed)

DFA Josh Phegley, Add Nick Hundley (Assume he goes unclaimed)

We also have to be attentive of the fact that Sean Murphy and Jesus Luzardo have both yet to be added to the 40-man roster. Both could easily take the spot of a player at their position (Murphy taking either Hundley or Herrmann) but with Luzardo it is a little tougher. Our current rotation essentially has 5 starters that are all out of options. For Luzardo to be added, he would have to taker the spot of someone outside the Rotation, immediate thoughts : Trade Petit/Hendriks and Call up Dull? Dull himself? Skye Bolt or Luis Barrera? Blackburn, Anderson, Holmes, Kaprielian?

Lots of options, but few that stand out the way Brooks and Phegley did. Also what if Parker Bridwell bounces back and is deserving of a roster spot?

With these moves I took a run at what the 25 man roster would look like assuming no more roster moves are made, which would kinda suck.

25 Man Roster:

Catcher (2):

Hundley

Herrmann

Infield (5) :

Olson

Profar

Semien

Chapman

Pinder

Outfield (5) :

Davis

Piscotty

Laureano

Martini

Canha

SP (5):

Fiers

Estrada

Mengden (Out of Options)

Montas (Out of Options)

Bassitt (Out of Options)

Bullpen (8) :

Treinen

Soria

Rodney

Trivino

Buchter

Petit

Hendriks

Blevins

I am pretty upbeat about this roster. Lot of offensive Depth, great bullpen again. And while the Rotation is not perfect, all 5 can guide their way through 5 innings of 3 or less runs.

AAA.

Josh Phegley (Not on 40-man)

Sean Murphy (Needs to be added to 40 man)

Seth Brown (Not on 40-man)

Eric Campbell (Not on 40-man)

Corban Joseph (Not on 40-man)

Barreto (last option)

Mateo (last option)

Neuse (Not on 40-man)

Dustin Fowler (1 option remaining after this year)

Tyler Ramirez (Not on 40-man)

Skye Bolt (First time optioned)

Luis Barrera (AA) (First time optioned)

Blackburn (1 Option Remaining)

Anderson (1 Option Remaining)

Luzardo (Needs to be added to 40-man)

Brooks (If unclaimed, not on 40-man)

Parker Bridwell (Not on 40-man)

RP. Dull (1 remaining)

RP. Wendelken (Last option)

Kyle Finnegan (Not on 40-man)

Kyle Crockett (Not on 40-man)

Brian Schlitter (Not on 40-man)

Wei-Chang Wang (Not on 40-man)

Kyle Lobstein (Not on 40-man)

Dean Kiekhefer (Not on 40-man)