In April I wrote about a possible roster crunch. The fundamentals of the pre-September 1st roster are this:
- Hinch/Luhnow have shown a desire to limit the BP to 7, but also have an extreme aversion to BP overuse
- Kemp and White cannot be sent down without clearing waivers
- any bench must have a backup catcher and a utility IF, neither of which are White/Kemp
Now that it’s the last week of June, let’s take a look at the current roster:
- SP (5), and you know who they are
- RP (7): Osuna, Presley, Harris, James, Rondon, McHugh, Devenski
- Everyday Starters (8): Brantley, Springer, Reddick, Gurriel, Altuve, Bregman, Chorinos, Alvarez
- Bench-y: (5) White, Kemp, Stasi, Marisnick, Straw
Returning imminently: Joe Smith
Returning within a month: Correa, Diaz
Assuming nobody else gets hurt, the most obvious roster swap would be Correa/Diaz for Straw.