The San Francisco Giants have not been shy about making roster moves in the early going this season, and that was never more evident than in the hours leading up to their series opener with the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.
All told, there are three new faces on the active roster—outfielder Mac Williamson, infielder Donovan Solano and reliever Williams Jerez.
So how did we get to here?
Let’s take a quick run through the day’s moves by answering a few questions:
How was the roster room created?
In order to add those three players to the 25-man roster, three spots needed to be created at the MLB level and two spots needed to be opened up on the 40-man roster.