"Anyway, we talked on the last pod about the addition of a couple of key pieces (berselius wrote it up here) and we now have a pretty good look at the roster that is expected to head into spring, and barring injury or asteroid or something, should be pretty close to what we might expect come Opening Day."
"The 40-man roster is full right now after a couple recent claims, and the official addition of Alex Bregman, and while they can't put anyone on the 60-day disabled list just yet, we can probably expect a couple of those moves sometime toward the end of spring training, particularly for someone like Justin Steele who is recovering from elbow surgery."
"Bullpen (8) I'm unsure what they actually do with that last spot so I just stuck Assad there. However, AZ Phil suggests that Assad should have options remaining so that may be a plan to have him keep stretched out in Iowa (along with Jordan Wicks) to act as depth. Rea doesn't have options and it would be stupid to start him in Iowa anyway. The others all either got MLB deals recently, or they're Daniel Palencia. We'll see how things shake out during the spring bubble competitions but I can see Assad being the odd guy out while the non-roster invitees duke it out, and they give one or two guys a shot so they don't lose them just yet."
The 40-man roster is currently full after recent claims and the official addition of Alex Bregman. The team plans to carry the maximum 13 pitchers and 13 position players into spring and likely toward Opening Day. The projected starting rotation lists Matthew Boyd, Cade Horton, Shota Imanaga, Edward Cabrera, and Jameson Taillon. Justin Steele remains sidelined after elbow surgery and is expected back around June, making late-spring 60-day injured-list moves probable. Bullpen composition is uncertain for one remaining spot, with Javier Assad, Colin Rea, Jordan Wicks, and Daniel Palencia noted as depth options. Catcher availability depends on Amaya’s recovery from a late-season injury.
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