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The roster outlook from actual roster and contract-path data — with the unknowns labeled unknown.

AL West
Outlook: 2027 season
Roster: 2026 40-man
01 / Roster outlook

Who holds each spot into 2027.

Fact — rostered names & sourced contract paths · Posterior assessment — the status chips

1B · First baseSet
SS · ShortstopSet
3B · Third baseSet
LF · Left fieldSet
CF · Center fieldSet
RF · Right fieldNeed

Open slot

No credible rostered occupant for the outlook season

DH · Designated hitterNeed

Open slot

No credible rostered occupant for the outlook season

02 / Pitching outlook

Arms, as far as public data can say.

RotationUnknown

Open slot

25 rostered pitchers cannot be classified as rotation or bullpen from public data

BullpenUnknown

Open slot

25 rostered pitchers cannot be classified as rotation or bullpen from public data

Unclassified (25): Ben Joyce · Blake Weiman · Brett Kerry · Caden Dana · George Klassen · Grayson Rodriguez · Jack Kochanowicz · José Fermin · Luke Murphy · Michael Fulmer · Mitch Farris · Reid Detmers · Robert Stephenson · Ryan Johnson · Ryan Watson · Sam Aldegheri · Sam Bachman · Sammy Peralta · Samy Natera Jr. · Shaun Anderson · Tayler Saucedo · Trevor Martin · Trevor Martin · Walbert Ureña · Yusei Kikuchi

03 / Expiring commitments

Paths that end after 2026.

Source: MLB.com, “Here's how future free-agent classes look” (2026-05-02) — a notable-potential-class list, not a complete contract ledger.

04 / Acquisition board

Who actually fits this roster.

RF · Right fieldNeed20 sourced candidates
  • Adolis GarcíaOF · Free agent · Need: HighStrong fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Austin HaysOF · Free agent · Need: HighStrong fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Daulton VarshoOF · Free agent · Need: HighStrong fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • George SpringerOF · Free agent · Need: HighStrong fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Ian HappOF · Free agent · Need: HighStrong fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • JJ BledayOF · Free agent · Need: HighStrong fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Lane ThomasOF · Free agent · Need: HighStrong fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Nick CastellanosOF · Free agent · Need: HighStrong fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Ramón LaureanoOF · Free agent · Need: HighStrong fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Randy ArozarenaOF · Free agent · Need: HighStrong fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Rob RefsnyderOF · Free agent · Need: HighStrong fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Seiya SuzukiOF · Free agent · Need: HighStrong fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Starling MarteOF · Free agent · Need: HighStrong fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Taylor WardOF · Free agent · Need: HighStrong fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Trent GrishamOF · Free agent · Need: HighStrong fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Cedric MullinsOF · Mutual option — availability conditional · Need: HighConditional

    Free agent only if either side declines the 2027 mutual option — availability is conditional, and the decision is never predicted.

  • Lourdes Gurriel Jr.OF · Club option — availability conditional · Need: HighConditional

    Free agent only if the club declines the 2027 club option — availability is conditional, and the decision is never predicted.

  • Luis Robert Jr.OF · Club option — availability conditional · Need: HighConditional

    Free agent only if the club declines the 2027 club option — availability is conditional, and the decision is never predicted.

  • Ronald Acuña Jr.OF · Club option — availability conditional · Need: HighConditional

    Free agent only if the club declines the 2027 club option — availability is conditional, and the decision is never predicted.

  • Victor RoblesOF · Club option — availability conditional · Need: HighConditional

    Free agent only if the club declines the 2027 club option — availability is conditional, and the decision is never predicted.

DH · Designated hitterNeed3 sourced candidates
  • Jorge SolerDH · Free agent · Need: HighStrong fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Joc PedersonDH · Mutual option — availability conditional · Need: HighConditional

    Free agent only if either side declines the 2027 mutual option — availability is conditional, and the decision is never predicted.

  • Marcell OzunaDH · Mutual option — availability conditional · Need: HighConditional

    Free agent only if either side declines the 2027 mutual option — availability is conditional, and the decision is never predicted.

Slots order NEED first, then WATCH; SET and UNKNOWN slots list no one. Within a slot the need is fixed, so candidates rank by availability certainty (scheduled free agents first), then name. Candidates are players with a sourced potential free-agent path (MLB.com, “Here's how future free-agent classes look”, 2026-05-02); trade candidates are not inferred.

05 / CBA context

The rules this plays under.

Active ruleset
2022 MLB–MLBPA collective bargaining agreement
Governs seasons
20222026
Agreement expires
2026-12-01
Roster limits
26-man active · 40-man reserve
Competitive balance tax
2026 base threshold
$244M
2027 base threshold
Not settled — subject to collective bargaining.

Threshold schedule per the 2022 CBA (source: House That Hank Built — CBT thresholds 2022–2026). No threshold exists for 2027 — every rule past this agreement’s term is subject to collective bargaining. See CBA Watch.

06 / Financial restraint

What we will not pretend to know.

Club payroll / commitments
Not tracked — Posterior does not load a payroll dataset with a reliable public source, so no dollar figure is shown.
Club spending capacity
Unknown. Internal budgets and spending authority are not public, and this page never states one.
What would appear here
Guaranteed commitments, arbitration estimates, options, and dead money — each only with a public source attached.
07 / Roster Lab

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