I don't think the 40 man is going to be a huge consideration. The ultimate cause for that is the pandemic and many other teams are dealing with similar or worse crunches, so Rule 5 is going to be littered with a bunch of similar cases. There's gonna be plenty of room for the prospects that are potential first division starters, and they'll be risking some potential middle relievers or 4th outfielders in the worst case scenario. Plus if that were the main cause, it stands to reason they could've pulled off something like the Darvish trade, where all the pieces were ages away and didn't need rostering for a while. I really don't want to lose Slaughter :shrug: