All they need to roster is Cassie and Cowles. In 25 though, they are going into a crunch. They have plenty of room to drop.
Mdrigal, Wisdom, Mervis, Almonte, Wingerter. Nido or Bethancourt.
I'm guessing Cowles is Shaw? If so I would agree that would be the case, but the rules state 26->28 and has to be one position and one pitcher added. The 40 man is unchanged and any addition comes off or has to be added and following removals of current 40 man.
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Removal:
Mervis: He is hitting .237 with 13 HR in Iowa. He has fallen off the wagon. This is a easy choice.
Madrigal: Shaw is a better option at 3B or 2B.
Wisdom: He has no purpose on the team going forward. The roster spot should be used towards the future.
This opens 40 man spots for Shaw, Ballesteros and Cassie. A arguement could be made reguarding a lack of PA at AAA but the same could have been said about PCA last year and Jed did it anyways. So going by history we should lean towards all 3 getting a promote and roster spots opened up.
Pitching wise 2 guys should be brought up. Kilian and Wicks. IMO Hendricks should be axed. This opens up a 40 man for Wicks as he is still on the 60 day IL and opens up a active roster spot. Plus it opens up a rotation spot.
Kilian has been starting at Iowa. 3.04 ERA in 26 IP . Wicks has 6 starts but holds a 7.16 ERA. So he is a mixed bag but could use some more innings. I think both need more innings after their IL stints. I would just piggyback them and start the one who matches up better that day.
