The Major League Baseball owners’ proposal for an amended 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic calls for expanded rosters, seeing as MLB will be trying to cram in as many games as possible if/when the schedule begins.
That means instead of the typical 26-man roster, teams will be allowed to carry as many as 30 active players, with an additional 20-man “taxi squad” consisting of top minor league prospects. So, while the pandemic could prove detrimental to players in the lower minors leagues who might see their seasons wiped out completely, in the case of expanded rosters for 2020, more “on the bubble” players are going to have their shot at the majors than ever before.