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

AL East
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
2B · Second baseWatch

Every rostered option has a conditional or expiring path after the 2026 season

CF · Center fieldSet
RF · Right fieldSet
DH · Designated hitterSet
02 / Pitching outlook

Arms, as far as public data can say.

RotationUnknown

Open slot

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

BullpenWatch

Every rostered option has a conditional or expiring path after the 2026 season · 20 rostered pitchers cannot be classified as rotation or bullpen from public data

Unclassified (20): Angel Chivilli · Bradley Hanner · Brendan Beck · Brent Headrick · Cam Schlittler · Carlos Rodón · Chase Hampton · Clarke Schmidt · Elmer Rodríguez · Fernando Cruz · Gerrit Cole · Kervin Castro · Luis Gil · Max Fried · Paul Blackburn · Ryan Weathers · Ryan Yarbrough · Tim Hill · Will Warren · Yerry De los Santos

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.

2B · Second baseWatch9 sourced candidates
  • Brandon Lowe2B · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Gavin Lux2B · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Gleyber Torres2B · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Jazz Chisholm Jr.2B · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Jonathan India2B · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Luis Arraez2B · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Mauricio Dubón2B · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Jeff McNeil2B · Club option — availability conditional · Need: ModerateConditional

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

  • Ozzie Albies2B · Club option — availability conditional · Need: ModerateConditional

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

BullpenWatch22 sourced candidates
  • Alex VesiaRP · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Blake TreinenRP · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Bryan AbreuRP · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Danny CoulombeRP · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • David BednarRP · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Evan PhillipsRP · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Jason AdamRP · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • José AlvaradoRP · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Kirby YatesRP · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Matt StrahmRP · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Paul SewaldRP · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Pete FairbanksRP · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Raisel IglesiasRP · Free agent · Need: ModeratePlausible fit

    Free agent after the 2026 season — availability is scheduled.

  • Andrés MuñozRP · Club option — availability conditional · Need: ModerateConditional

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

  • Aroldis ChapmanRP · Mutual option — availability conditional · Need: ModerateConditional

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

  • Carlos EstévezRP · Club option — availability conditional · Need: ModerateConditional

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

  • Emilio PagánRP · Opt-out available — availability conditional · Need: ModerateConditional

    Free agent only if the player exercises the opt-out after the 2026 season — availability is conditional, and the decision is never predicted.

  • Emmanuel ClaseRP · Club option — availability conditional · Need: ModerateConditional

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

  • Garrett WhitlockRP · Club option — availability conditional · Need: ModerateConditional

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

  • Kenley JansenRP · Club option — availability conditional · Need: ModerateConditional

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

  • Ryan HelsleyRP · Opt-out available — availability conditional · Need: ModerateConditional

    Free agent only if the player exercises the opt-out after the 2026 season — availability is conditional, and the decision is never predicted.

  • Shawn ArmstrongRP · Mutual option — availability conditional · Need: ModerateConditional

    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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