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Brian Walton
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4. Is hampered by the return of 15 days minimum down before optioned out players can be returned to MLB.

My (more boring but more likely) addition:

7. Another general purpose reliever (eighth) plus five reserve position players. 13 hitters and 13 pitchers.

I suggest this because that is how most NL teams seemed to toggle the use of their 25th player. They would use a hitter unless the pen was stretched. (And yes, there will be a 27th player for doubleheaders.)

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