No, Ben Cherington isn't likely to blow up the Pirates' roster.
But hey, it's high time for the business of ball to be all the way back, right?
Beginning at noon Eastern time today, all Major League Baseball general managers will be free to wheel, deal, promote and demote for the first time since the freeze on all personnel moves was put in place in mid-March.
Then, by 4 p.m. Sunday, all 30 teams must submit to MLB a list of a maximum 60 players to be eligible to play in the 2020 season, which is being called a 'player pool.' That'll be the standard 40-man roster, plus another 20 being called a 'taxi squad.'
Starling Marte
Chris Archer
Derek Shelton
Kevin Kramer
Steven Brault
Clay Holmes
Starting pitchers
Joe Musgrove, Trevor Williams, Mitch Keller, Derek Holland
Relievers
Keone Kela, Kyle Crick, Nick Burdi, Chad Kuhl, Richard Rodriguez, Michael Feliz
Chris Stratton, Edgar Santana,
Robbie Erlin,
Catchers
Jacob Stallings, Luke Maille
Infielders
Josh Bell, Adam Frazier, Kevin Newman, Colin Moran, Jose Osuna, Erik Gonzalez, Cole Tucker, Ke'Bryan Hayes
Outfielders
Bryan Reynolds, Gregory Polanco, Jarrod Dyson, Guillermo Heredia, Jason Martin
Neal Huntington
Kyle Stark
Oscar Marin
Blake Cederlind
Oneil Cruz
Dovydas Neverauskas