Today's the day in which MLB teams were to announce their initial 60-man roster. Announced via multiple sources, the Atlanta Braves have some interesting choices on theirs.
Just that phrase "60-man roster" should be enough to make one do a double-take. But like many other things this Summer, we're going to have to get used to a lot of unique things so that we'll have baseball.
The concept of a 60-man list -- essentially a 30-man active roster at the outset, plus another 30 in the so-called "taxi squad" -- is baseball's way to keep teams viable in the event that this dreaded virus suddenly rolls through a clubhouse.