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Roster expansion preview: who might be coming to Philadelphia?

It’s that magical time of year where teams are going to be allowed to expand their rosters beyond the steadfast 26 man limit. Managers will rejoice as it gives them two more players that they can use the rest of the season, but there are limitations. Different than how the practice was handled in the past, teams cannot simply bring up as many players as they like, nor can they just add two pitchers and call it a day. MLB changed the rules a few years ago, rules that are stated like this:

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