This is looking at next season, but there is likely a lot of movement on this roster for next season, so we need to look at who could be added to the 40 man roster.
Free Agents/Likely to be cut:
Tomlin, C. Allen, Miller, Merryweather (Blue Jays), O.Perez, Donaldson, Rosales, Barnes, Brantley, Cabrera, Chisenhall, Davis
On the roster bubble next season:
Edwards, Hoyt, Taylor, Otero, Guyer, Stamets, N. Ramirez, Plutko (Out of options)
Coming back from injury
Anderson, Goody, Salazar (All three I think should be ready for spring training)
Trade Candidates
Kipnis, EE
Currently cause of injuries, we have 47 people on the 40 man roster, 12 will be free agents, leaving us with automatically 35 players. I honestly expect at least 3 more to be off the roster (Hoyt, Edwards to the minors if possible and Kipnis to be traded).
Starting next offseason I expect no more than 32 players on our 40 man roster. So I want to look at candidates for the 40 man roster.
Guys like McKenzie, Sandlin, Calica, Ice, Civale, Karinchak don't have to be protected by the 40 man roster, so you won't see any of them likely added to the first 40 man roster when the offseason starts.
My list of guys that likely will be added to the 40 man roster when the offseason starts:
1B Bobby Bradley
OF Tyler Krieger
LHP Sam Hentges
Guys who may be added:
OF Conner Marabell
OF Ka'ai Tom
LHP Ryan Merritt
RHP Kieran Lovegrove
RHP Henry Martinez
Long Shots to get added:
1B/OF Mike Papi
RHP Jake Paulson
RHP Shao-Ching Chiang
RHP Kyle Dowdy
LHP Rob Kaminsky
RHP Evan Marshall
Going into next season with really only 2-3 guys that I feel like have to be protected in from the Rule 5 draft, there is a lot of open space on this roster currently at the moment. It is quite possible if we trade Kipnis and EE a couple of those spots will be taken.
Invite from the minors who could make the team/40 man roster:
RHP McKenzie
RHP Sandlin
RHP Karinchak
RHP Civale
RHP Morgan
OF Calica
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What do you guys think? Who do you see added to our 40 man roster next season?
I know you may not agree with everyone, but this is just to get out names and whatnot of people so those who aren't familiar with everyone in our minors so they have an idea who this or this is if it comes around to it next season. Also this shows our upper majors has been thinned out when it comes to MLB ready bats, so I feel we are going to have a fair amount of minor league signings when it comes to OF and a ton of guys when it comes to the bullpen.
