Baseball is back! Pitchers and catchers are having their first official workout today, with some pitchers battling for the fifth spot in the rotation and others perhaps vying for the final spot in the bullpen. But starting this season, rosters will expand from 25 players to 26 through August 31, meaning that there is an extra spot available for someone once camp breaks. Once September hits, rosters expand to 28 players.
Now, the cap on the number of pitchers is set at 13, so the extra players aren’t likely to be an arm given that the Yankees typically carry an eight-man bullpen.