Orioles Announce Initial 60-Man Player Pool
Today marks the deadline for teams to submit to Major League Baseball their initial spring training player pools, which can comprise up to 60 players. Players are not eligible to participate in either a spring training or regular season game until they are included in the pool. Teams are free to change the makeup of the pools as they see fit. However, players removed from a team’s 60-man (for reasons unrelated to injury, suspension, etc.) must be exposed to other organizations via trade or waivers.
Not all players within a team’s pool are ticketed for MLB playing time, of course. Most teams will include well-regarded but still far-off prospects as a means of getting them training reps with no intention of running them onto a major league diamond this season. A comprehensive review of 2020’s unique set of rules can be found here.
The Orioles’ initial player pool consists of the following players.
Right-handed pitchers
- Shawn Armstrong
- Cody Carroll
- Miguel Castro
- Alex Cobb
- Thomas Eshelman
- Mychal Givens
- Eric Hanhold
- Hunter Harvey
- David Hess
- Branden Kline
- Travis Lakins
- Chandler Shepherd
- Kohl Stewart
- Cole Sulser
- Dillon Tate
- Cesar Valdez
- Hector Velazquez
- Asher Wojciechowski
Left-handed pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
- Hanser Alberto
- Chris Davis
- Dilson Herrera
- Jose Iglesias
- Richie Martin
- Renato Nunez
- Rio Ruiz
- Pat Valaika
- Andrew Velazquez
- Stevie Wilkerson
Outfielders
Indians Announce Initial 60-Man Player Pool
Today marks the deadline for teams to submit to Major League Baseball their initial spring training player pools, which can comprise up to 60 players. Players are not eligible to participate in either a spring training or regular season game until they are included in the pool. Teams are free to change the makeup of the pools as they see fit. However, players removed from a team’s 60-man (for reasons unrelated to injury, suspension, etc.) must be exposed to other organizations via trade or waivers.
Not all players within a team’s pool are ticketed for MLB playing time, of course. Most teams will include well-regarded but still far-off prospects as a means of getting them training reps with no intention of running them onto a major league diamond this season. A comprehensive review of 2020’s unique set of rules can be found here.
The Indians’ initial player pool consists of the following players.
Right-handed pitchers
- Shane Bieber
- Carlos Carrasco
- Adam Cimber
- Aaron Civale
- Mike Clevinger
- Daniel Espino
- Ethan Hankins
- Cam Hill
- James Hoyt
- James Karinchak
- Dominic Leone
- Phil Maton
- Triston McKenzie
- Jean Carlos Mejia
- Eli Morgan
- Kyle Nelson
- Zach Plesac
- Adam Plutko
- Jefry Rodriguez
- Nick Sandlin
- Nick Wittgren
- Hunter Wood
Left-handed pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
- Christian Arroyo
- Aaron Bracho
- Bobby Bradley
- Yu Chang
- Ernie Clement
- Mike Freeman
- Tyler Freeman
- Cesar Hernandez
- Nolan Jones
- Francisco Lindor
- Jose Ramirez
- Carlos Santana
Outfielders
Reds Announce Initial 60-Man Player Pool
Today marks the deadline for teams to submit to Major League Baseball their initial spring training player pools, which can comprise up to 60 players. Players are not eligible to participate in either a spring training or regular season game until they are included in the pool. Teams are free to change the makeup of the pools as they see fit. However, players removed from a team’s 60-man (for reasons unrelated to injury, suspension, etc.) must be exposed to other organizations via trade or waivers.
Not all players within a team’s pool are ticketed for MLB playing time, of course. Most teams will include well-regarded but still far-off prospects as a means of getting them training reps with no intention of running them onto a major league diamond this season. A comprehensive review of 2020’s unique set of rules can be found here.
The Reds’ initial player pool consists of the following players.
Right-handed pitchers
- R.J. Alaniz
- Tejay Antone
- Trevor Bauer
- David Carpenter
- Luis Castillo
- José de León
- Anthony deSclafani
- Sonny Gray
- Ryan Hendrix
- Raisel Iglesias
- Nate Jones
- Joel Kuhnel
- Michael Lorenzen
- Tyler Mahle
- Alex Powers
- Sal Romano
- Tony Santillan
- Justin Shafer
- Lucas Sims
- Robert Stephenson
- Pedro Strop
- Tyler Thornburg
Left-handed pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
- Alex Blandino
- Christian Colón
- Matt Davidson
- Freddy Galvis
- Jose Garcia
- Jonathan India
- Mike Moustakas
- Alfredo Rodriguez
- Eugenio Suárez
- Joey Votto
- Josh VanMeter
Outfielders
- Aristides Aquino
- Shogo Akiyama
- Nick Castellanos
- Phillip Ervin
- Stuart Fairchild
- Travis Jankowski
- Mark Payton
- Boog Powell
- Scott Schebler
- Nick Senzel
- Jesse Winker
The Reds elected to leave three spots open, naming 57 players to their pool. As C. Trent Rosecrans of the Athletic points out (via Twitter), the club elected not to bring back Derek Dietrich, Vladimir Gutierrez, Chris Okey and Blake Trahan from the first iteration of MLB spring training. Dietrich’s exclusion is particularly notable, since he hit 19 home runs in 306 plate appearances for the club last season, albeit with an odd .187/.328/.462 line (102 wRC+). He had re-upped on a minor-league deal in Februrary. Gutierrez, meanwhile, was one of four players suspended by Major League Baseball today for drug infractions.
Rays Announce Initial 60-Man Player Pool
Today marks the deadline for teams to submit to Major League Baseball their initial spring training player pools, which can comprise up to 60 players. Players are not eligible to participate in either a spring training or regular season game until they are included in the pool. Teams are free to change the makeup of the pools as they see fit. However, players removed from a team’s 60-man (for reasons unrelated to injury, suspension, etc.) must be exposed to other organizations via trade or waivers.
Not all players within a team’s pool are ticketed for MLB playing time, of course. Most teams will include well-regarded but still far-off prospects as a means of getting them training reps with no intention of running them onto a major league diamond this season. A comprehensive review of 2020’s unique set of rules can be found here.
The Rays’ initial player pool consists of the following players, per various reporters (including Juan Toribio of MLB.com and Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times).
Right-handed pitchers
- Nick Anderson
- Shane Baz
- Diego Castillo
- Yonny Chirinos
- Dylan Covey
- John Curtiss
- Oliver Drake
- Pete Fairbanks
- Tyler Glasnow
- Andrew Kittredge
- Sam McWilliams
- Charlie Morton
- Trevor Richards
- Chaz Roe
- Joe Ryan
- Aaron Slegers
- Ryan Thompson
Left-handed pitchers
- José Alvarado
- Anthony Banda
- Jalen Beeks
- Josh Fleming
- Sean Gilmartin
- Aaron Loup
- Shane McClanahan
- Brendan McKay
- Colin Poche
- Ryan Sherriff
- Blake Snell
- D.J. Snelten
- Ryan Yarbrough
Catchers
Infielders
- Willy Adames
- Mike Brosseau
- Vidal Bruján
- Ji-Man Choi
- Yandy Díaz
- Lucius Fox
- Wander Franco
- Brandon Lowe
- Nate Lowe
- José Martínez
- Kevin Padlo
- Esteban Quiroz
- Daniel Robertson
- Taylor Walls
- Joey Wendle
Outfielders
- Randy Arozarena
- Dylan Cozens
- Kevin Kiermaier
- Ryan LaMarre
- Josh Lowe
- Manuel Margot
- Austin Meadows
- Brian O’Grady
- Hunter Renfroe
- Yoshi Tsutsugo
The Rays are the first team to announce their 60-player pool, and they’ve opted to fill all 60 spots—30 pitchers and 30 position players. We’ll see how many teams choose to leave some slots open; clubs aren’t required to use all 60 roster spots. There aren’t many surprises for the Rays, who will essentially carry their 40-man roster alongside many of the same non-roster veterans and prospects who were relevant in the first iteration of Spring Training. Wander Franco, regarded as the top prospect in baseball, will train with the club thanks to his inclusion in the player pool, though that’s far from an indication that he’ll appear at the MLB level this year. The only 40-man player who isn’t included here is Brett Honeywell, who is still recovering from an ulnar nerve procedure.