canucksfan
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Looking at our current 40 man I’m not sure I can call who won’t be protected. I’m assuming Davis in the outfield won’t be on it. Potentially Alford either. Most likely Smoak is gone. Devon Travis I’m sure is done. Recently picked up Beau Taylor at catcher won’t be retained. (I’m sure he’s here to help Buffalo this year at best). Aside from Buchholz and Law it’s hard to tell on the pitching side. A bunch of tweener guys like Ramirez, Murphy, Perez etc. But who knows how the front office views the pitchers we have. Lots of filler on the pitching side that I’m not certain they plan to keep past this year
There is potential to clear a fair amount 40 man spots though
Just by glancing on the potential 40 man for next I don't think there will be much of a crunch. The 25 man roster there will be a crunch with position players.