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It has been 15 days since the Yankees won the World Series, which means free agency is upon us.  In less than an hour every player who filed for free agency is eligible to sign with another team.  It also means that the 40-man rosters suddenly become a bit less crowded.  For the Yankees, seven players will be subtracted from that roster and the thing we need to watch for is how many players get added back to the roster. 

The Yankees have a lot of players who could be elevated to the 40-man and therefore protected from the Rule 5 draft.  They could elevate all of them and then clear space as they sign free agents, but they are much more likely to only fill spaces they know will be empty between now and March. Who will they choose?  There will be some obvious choices, like Austin Jackson added to the 40-man and some surprises.  But, keep an eye on the 40-man roster tomorrow, the number of additions to it may give us an idea of the Yankees offseason plans.