Who will be added to 40-man to protect from rule 5? Palmisano?

[rotoherb]

They replaced Corey Koskie with Nelson on the 40 man roster.

[Tbadder]

How odd is this? It's like the Brewers are saying--go ahead take whoever you want--none of them are very good. Brad Nelson? Geez.

[SoCalBrewfan]

How odd is this? It's like the Brewers are saying--go ahead take whoever you want--none of them are very good. Brad Nelson? Geez.

 

I think you're overreacting here. With the five guys who filed for free agency, there will now be additional 40-man roster spots for Pena et al. and I'd expect to see additional names added soon. Nelson was more urgent because he was eligible for minor league free agency.

 

EDIT: With Cordero, King, Linebrink and Miller added to Koskie, that frees up four more roster spots, leaving the 40-man roster at somewhere between 32 and 34, depending on which site you believe. So there's plenty of room for minor leaguers.

[Tbadder]

Thanks SoCal--totally forgot that. Whew! You guys are always saving me from myself.

[Mass Haas]

Locking this thread while directing folks to the news on the major league forum:

 

http://forum.brewerfan.net/viewtopic.php?t=9373