Yesterday a list was posted of the milb rosters in son's organization and those that have been assigned a full season team. However, most rosters are above the number that has to be official for opening day on thursday, in the cards organization there are 16 more than needed on the rosters than allowed, that means, somewhere and in the next few days, more cuts might be coming.
Often during the season when rosters and teams expand, you see players moved to what is called the "phantom" DL. This allows a roster spot for the player and to be paid while on the DL.
I have heard from 3 people whose sons did not make a full season roster (extended), this is not uncommon for players drafted last year and either not ready for full season, or there is just no place for them at this time. That can change dramatically and quickly, due to injuries. This year, there has been surprisingly very few injuries reported during spring training, but sometimes there ARE injuries and the players just don't admit it because they want to make a team, then it comes out sooner than later. That's just the way it is. Players know that being injured creates a huge setback in a system that is overloaded to begin with, and a player cannot be released if he is hurt on the DL until declared able to play.
That's sometimes the not so nice side of the business, fix 'em up and release them.
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