Over the Monster · Oct 23, 2020
Domingo Tapia claimed off waivers by the Mariners
Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty ImagesWe’ve talked ad nauseam already this winter, both here in the written word and on the podcast, about the roster crunch that is coming this winter. There are at least 12 spots that need to be opened up just to get the slam dunk Rule 5 protections on the roster, to say nothing of adding new talent from outside the organization. The flip side of that is the fact that the Red Sox, of course, have plenty of spare parts they can afford to lose. The first one came as a little bit of a surprise to me. On Friday it was announced that the Mariners have claimed righty Domingo Tapia off waivers from the Red Sox.
