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The Padres currently have 52 out of a possible 60 players in the player pool for the 2020 season. How might they utilize the final eight spots?
An unusual aspect of the shortened 2020 season was the inclusion of the “taxi squad” roster, allowing each team to carry up to 60 players for the duration of the season. Now, only about half of those can be on the active roster, but it still allows the Padres some flexibility while preventing their top prospects from sitting idle all year.
And on Sunday, we learned that the Padres reserved 52-of-60 spots, leaving room for others to be added before the season begins at the end of the month.