We’ve reached one of the signature dates of the baseball calendar for young players: in the next four or five days some few Giants’ minor league players will have their lives changed when the club protects them from the Rule 5 draft by adding them to the 40 man roster.
It’s a move that gives players an automatic invite to major league spring training camp with daily access to the major league coaching staff and teammates (a great time to make an impression or pick up a career changing tip!) and comes with not a few financial benefits that can make a huge life difference for your average (criminally underpaid) minor leaguer — oh, and, of course, being a 40-man member is an Opportunity Super-Highway to a big league debut when those inevitable DL stints start hitting the major league roster.