Not to take away from this discussion, but I'm curious about the upcoming state of the 40-man roster, and whether hoarding all the prospects for next year is even possible. I don't quite know who needs to go on the 40-man next year in order to not be lost, but I imagine the current guys on the bubble are:
-Doubront
-Carp
-Lavarnway
-Britton
-Butler
-Wilson
-Hassan
-Brentz
-Wright
-Layne (? I completely missed that they added this guy. Seems interesting, at least)
I'm sure they can retain most, but not all these guys for next year. I'm guessing Barnes will probably have to be added, but I really have no idea. Do Owens/Swihart/Marrero/Johnson/Coyle need to be added? How much crowding (if any) are we looking at for next year? I know someone if bored enough or hates their job enough to find this answer for me.
-Doubront
-Carp
-Lavarnway
-Britton
-Butler
-Wilson
-Hassan
-Brentz
-Wright
-Layne (? I completely missed that they added this guy. Seems interesting, at least)
I'm sure they can retain most, but not all these guys for next year. I'm guessing Barnes will probably have to be added, but I really have no idea. Do Owens/Swihart/Marrero/Johnson/Coyle need to be added? How much crowding (if any) are we looking at for next year? I know someone if bored enough or hates their job enough to find this answer for me.