With the official start to free agency just a few days away, teams are required to tie up the loose ends of their roster. This mostly just means players cannot be on the 60-day disabled list once the offseason begins. This led to a chain reaction from the Red Sox that included a few players rejoining the 40-man roster, a couple leaving the 40-man but staying with the organization, and one leaving both the 40-man roster and the Red Sox organization.
It’s the middle bit of Austin’s tweet that merits the most discussion, and came as the biggest surprise.