Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports is reporting that Major League Baseball and MLB Player’s Union are discussing multiple changes to regular season rosters.
One of the changes being discussed is the regular season roster size growing from 25 to 26 players. In exchange for that, the player’s union may be willing to agree on limiting the September roster expansion to only 28 players. Teams would also be able to swap out players in September, but it’s unclear right now how often they would be able to do so.
Rosters expanding to 26 would allow teams more flexibility on the bench or in the bullpen and decreasing the roster size in September would cut down on the excess of pitching changes.
Adding a 26th man could also make it easier for teams to carry a player they take in the Rule 5 for the entire season.
The current collective bargaining agreement is set to expire on December 1.
