The Tampa Bay Rays have already been busy trimming their 40 man roster.
First, they made a series of cuts when they had to add players back from the 60 day Injured List over the last week, trading Mike Brosseau and Louis Head to the Brewers and Marlines, respectively, and allowing Dietrich Enns to sign overseas. This brings the Rays 40 man roster down to 37.
The next deadline that impacts the 40 man roster is the Rule 5 draft protection deadline this coming Friday. Any player that a team wishes to protect from the Rule 5 draft will need to be added to the 40 man roster.