While it came as a big surprise to many fans that Dave Roberts and the Dodgers‘ management crew decided to reveal the club’s 25-man 2016 NLDS roster three days ahead of schedule, perhaps the most unexpected news was the fact that the squad included a total of seven rookies.
Corey Seager, Andrew Toles, Austin Barnes, Kenta Maeda, Julio Urias, Ross Stripling and Grant Dayton all earned spots on the playoff roster outright. Two additional rookie players — Rob Segedin and Brock Stewart — will make up part of the Dodgers’ “taxi” squad to the nation’s capital.