Monday, November 22, 2004

40 man roster finalized

Littlefield did the right thing and designated 4 players for assignment, essentially dropping them from the 40 man roster. The players affected are:

Abraham Nunez
JJ Davis
Tony Alvarez
Carlos Rivera

The Pirates have a short window during which they can field trade offers for these players. I hope nobody is waiting by the phone. If no offers come, the players are then free to pursue options with other teams or to report for whatever minor league assignment the Pirates have waiting.

To fill the empty spaces, Littlefield added the following players to the 40 man in order to protect them from the Rule 5 draft:

Brad Eldred, OF
Matt Peterson, P
Jeff Miller, P
Leo Nunez, P
Nate McLouth, OF
Chris Duffy, OF
Rajai Davis, OF

Unlike last season, Littlefield is now carrying a full complement of 40 players on the roster.

posted by bkopec @ 11:08 AM   2 comments