40 man roster cleanup after the season

Verlander, Flores, Lucchesi, Knizner, Smith all become free agents after the World Series so there is 5 spots there. Tom Murphy is on the 60 day il, but he also comes off the books and won't count.

Then there's Matos, Luciano, Black, Beck, Winn, McCray, Meckler, Teng whose statuses on the 40 man roster are tenuous at best. That's at least THIRTEEN spots on the 40 man roster potentially opening up.

Notable prospects who need to be protected or else they will be exposed to the Rule 5: LHP Jack Choate, LHP Reggie Crawford (lefty throws 100 MPH, I think they will keep him), INF Thomas Gavello, RJ Dabovich (still has a big arm), potentially other arms like Trystan Vrieling Seth Lonsway and Braxton Roxby. Perhaps Jesus Rodriguez is rule 5 eligible as well?

There's room for several protections from the rule 5, several free agent signings, and potentially a couple of waiver claims of bubble players from other organizations.

This is before mentioning big additions and potential trades involving players currently on the 26/40 man rosters. It's going to be a really busy offseason for the Giants.