In about a month, the San Francisco Giants are going to have to go through the time-honored ritual of adding prospects to their 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft.
Before they go through that exciting process, they’ll have to do something less fun: clear space. Due to an abundance of injuries, the Giants have 49 players on their 40-man roster. Impending free agencies will cut that number a bit, but the team will still need to waive some players, and non-tender some arbitration-eligible talents in order to free up space for the 40-man.