Offseason 40-man roster thread

rico43

rico43

<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
Braves have outrighted Brandon Snyder, Joel de la Cruz and Blake Lalli.

But they have not officially taken action on the 10 or so players on the 60-day DL. Until they do that, the 40-man roster is nowhere near what it needs to be./\
 
Attempted to waive Jed Bradley off 40-man roster in order to outright him, was claimed by Orioles instead.
 
My count, as of Sunday, is only 35 men active on the 40-man roster.

But ... Whalen, Winkler, Paco, EOF, McKirahan, Biddle, Marksberry and AJP are still listed as being on 60-day DL.
 
Horsehide Harry said:
I would say EOF, AJP definitely are gone and that McKirahan, Biddle and Marksberry are probably off.
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Biddle is the real wild card. Like Fried, a top pick who never really had time to show his stuff.

A high No. 1 pick.
 
According to the transactions page on the MLB At Bat App, the following have been outrighted yesterday and today: Daniel Castro (Gwinnett), Matt Marksberry, (Mississippi), Andrew McKirahan (Mississippi).
 
dak said:
According to the transactions page on the MLB At Bat App, the following have been outrighted yesterday and today: Daniel Castro (Gwinnett), Matt Marksberry, (Mississippi), Andrew McKirahan (Mississippi).
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The others are still listed as being on the 60-day DL. Revised count is 34 active players on 40-man.
 
I have to believe that Weber, d'Arnaud, and Bonifacio may be on borrowed time. Maybe they want Hernandez to work with Hursh and Kelly before making final judgment on them. Too bad they can't unload Williams Perez. Maybe they misplaced the fork-lift.

Of the six guys on the 60-day DL, only four will likely be back: Biddle, Rodriguez, Whalen, and Winkler.

Anyone have a list of the guys not on the 40-man who have to be protected. Sims, Camargo, and Lien are the only ones that leap to mind. Of those, Sims is obviously the highest priority. Lien and Camargo could get picked in the Rule 5, but it would have to be an isolated situation. I like Camargo more than Lien, but American League teams have the luxury of carrying a specialist and both these guys have the potential to fit that bill.
 
50PoundHead said:
I have to believe that Weber, d'Arnaud, and Bonifacio may be on borrowed time. Maybe they want Hernandez to work with Hursh and Kelly before making final judgment on them. Too bad they can't unload Williams Perez. Maybe they misplaced the fork-lift.

Of the six guys on the 60-day DL, only four will likely be back: Biddle, Rodriguez, Whalen, and Winkler.

Anyone have a list of the guys not on the 40-man who have to be protected. Sims, Camargo, and Lien are the only ones that leap to mind. Of those, Sims is obviously the highest priority. Lien and Camargo could get picked in the Rule 5, but it would have to be an isolated situation. I like Camargo more than Lien, but American League teams have the luxury of carrying a specialist and both these guys have the potential to fit that bill.
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I think I saw on Twitter that Fried also has to be protected this year.
 
50PoundHead said:
I have to believe that Weber, d'Arnaud, and Bonifacio may be on borrowed time. Maybe they want Hernandez to work with Hursh and Kelly before making final judgment on them. Too bad they can't unload Williams Perez. Maybe they misplaced the fork-lift.

Of the six guys on the 60-day DL, only four will likely be back: Biddle, Rodriguez, Whalen, and Winkler.

Anyone have a list of the guys not on the 40-man who have to be protected. Sims, Camargo, and Lien are the only ones that leap to mind. Of those, Sims is obviously the highest priority. Lien and Camargo could get picked in the Rule 5, but it would have to be an isolated situation. I like Camargo more than Lien, but American League teams have the luxury of carrying a specialist and both these guys have the potential to fit that bill.
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Have to imagine we've seen the end of Weber as well - with Gant likely becoming a bullpen piece, Whalen possibly sticking as a starter in Gwinnett to begin the season, Paco/Biddle/Winkler being kept, and Sims and Fried being added we're going to run out of places for several of these guys pretty quickly - especially if we add a SP (or two) to the big club.

I think they'd like to keep Marksberry and McKirahan around, but they just may not have space for them either - particularly if Paco's healthy to start the season and they're aggressive with Minter.
 
clvclv said:
Have to imagine we've seen the end of Weber as well - with Gant likely becoming a bullpen piece, Whalen possibly sticking as a starter in Gwinnett to begin the season, Paco/Biddle/Winkler being kept, and Sims and Fried being added we're going to run out of places for several of these guys pretty quickly - especially if we add a SP (or two) to the big club.

I think they'd like to keep Marksberry and McKirahan around, but they just may not have space for them either - particularly if Paco's healthy to start the season and they're aggressive with Minter.
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Ozzie will be a new addition sometime next year as well that is not currently on the 40 man.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
Ozzie will be a new addition sometime next year as well that is not currently on the 40 man.
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That's why I think we're going to see Gant and eventually Whalen joining Jenkins as pen arms. If Albies happens to break camp with the team, Jace becomes the super-sub and d'Arnaud is likely released. Actually a little surprised they're keeping Castro at this point to be honest given the fact that Camargo is probably ready to take his spot on the 40-Man.

Kinda wonder if the reason De La Cruz looks like he's going to be kept and that they haven't said anything about Perez is that they aren't going to protect Williams because of his recent injuries.
 
I am surprised some of the MLB clubs that had SS injuries didn't reach out on some our middle infield depth. Maybe they did, we didn't like the offers but I could see a guy or two moved this offseason for a club needing some depth or emergency plans for SS. Castro and Camargo won't hurt you there in short stints I don't think.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
Ozzie will be a new addition sometime next year as well that is not currently on the 40 man.
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I think both Albies and Minter will be with the big club at some point next season, but by that time we'll either have guys on the 60-day DL or have a better idea of who is expendable or likely not to be claimed in a waiver situation.

I think they'd like to keep McKirahan and Marksberry in the organization, but we'll have to see if there is interest elsewhere.
 
50PoundHead said:
I think both Albies and Minter will be with the big club at some point next season, but by that time we'll either have guys on the 60-day DL or have a better idea of who is expendable or likely not to be claimed in a waiver situation.

I think they'd like to keep McKirahan and Marksberry in the organization, but we'll have to see if there is interest elsewhere.
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I think we are going to trade guys like Jenks and Willy for lottery type prospects as well. I think there is a large group of guys that just kind of hang out in the group that is not good enough to be contributors but not bad enough to just let go... I think we will select a few of that group to send to another team for lower level/non 40 man prospects.
 
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