The last full month of the summer is winding to a close. The warm weather will soon be replaced by a brisk autumn breeze, the leaves will begin to change into a collage of bright colors and children will begrudgingly head back to school. As the calendar flips to September it brings with it one other annual tradition – MLB roster expansion.
Teams are typically limited to a 25-man roster during the season, but as of September 1 they will be allowed to add anyone from their 40-man roster. While that doesn’t necessarily mean that teams will call up 15 players from the minor leagues as soon as the month begins, we should expect to see some new faces joining the Red Sox in the upcoming weeks.