If the Dodgers do indeed sign Rich Hill sometime very soon like many news outlets have been suggesting, Los Angeles will almost certainly follow with some type of 40-man roster adjustment, mainly to create a bit of breathing room to play in the Rule 5 Draft and open the door for other potential free agent signings in the near future.
There’s already been a bit of fluctuation on the 40-man over the past three weeks. The Dodgers selected the contracts of starting pitcher Chase De Jong, catcher Kyle Farmer and reliever Jacob Rhame in mid-November to protect them from being lost in the upcoming Rule 5 Draft, giving the club a full compliment of 40 players on its 40-man roster.