Pittsburgh Pirates: Two Candidates to Come Off the 40-Man Roster for Aroldis Chapman

When the Pittsburgh Pirates signing of Aroldis Chapman is made official, which players could be in danger of losing their 40-man roster spot?

Tuesday evening, news broke that the Pittsburgh Pirates and veteran reliever Aroldis Chapman had agreed to a one-year, $10.5 million contract. With this, Chapman should slide into the Pirate bullpen as the primary setup man for closer David Bednar.

While the signing of Chapman has been reported, it has not yet been made official by the team. When the move becomes official the Pirates will have to make a 40-man roster move in order to make room for Chapman.

This raising the question, which player could come off the 40-man roster to make room for Chapman? While many people may think removing a pitcher from the 40-man roster to make room for Chapman makes sense, when looking at the 40-man roster that is somewhat hard to envision.

All of that said, today, we will take a look at which players could lose their 40-man roster spots to make room for Chapman. So, who are some candidates to come off the 40-man roster when the Chapman signing is made official?