The first key date in the Major League Baseball offseason comes on Nov. 20 — the deadline to add prospects to the 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 draft.
The Rays’ 40-man roster will sit at 37 once Jose Alvarado is activated from the 60-day injured list. Johnny Davis and Hoby Milner were outrighted from the roster, and Travis d’Arnaud, Avisail Garcia, and Eric Sogard will be removed when they become free agents.
The Rays already did a lot of heavy lifting in July, sending out Andrew Velazquez, Christian Arroyo, Hunter Wood, Joe McCarthy, and Adam Kolarek to open up spots on the roster.