in addition to of hedbert perez, rhp justin topa has been added to the cpp and will report to the alternate training site in grand chute.

the cpp is at 57, with two players still in limbo on the special covid-19 list.

shelby miller opts out of playing in 2020, and thus, cannot be added back to the brewers' club player pool.

the cpp is at 55 with two players still in limbo on the special covid-19 list.

it appears that rhp alec bettinger will be added to the cpp.

once he clears intake, the cpp will be at 56.

angel perdomo is activated from the special covid-19 injured list and recalled, adding him back to the club player pool.

ray black has been transferred to the 45-day injured list, removing him from the cpp.

assuming that alec bettinger has cleared intake, the cpp is at 56.

the trading deadline is 31 august. we are aware that only players in the club player pool can be traded, and that they must be added to the acquiring club's cpp.

by having three vacancies in their cpp, the brewers can readily acquire more players than they surrender in a single trade. also, by having three open spots, they can essentially dangle any player on minor league assignment in the organization not in the cpp. if a trade is agreed upon, the brewers can add that player to the cpp in order to make him trade-eligible.

the club also needed to replace players at the alternate training site in grand chute. when luis urias was activated, for example, it's not like a player went back down to the cpp to take his place (as logan morrison was dfa'd and released). furthermore, the brewers have a road trip further away from grand chute coming up, where up to five players could be pulled away for taxi squad 2.0. how can they manage development properly with that many players away from the ats?

i am still interpreting that provided a club has or makes room in its cpp (again, the brewers have three open spots right now), they can dangle any player(s) in the organization on minor league assignment prior to the 2020 rule 4 draft, and then add them immediately before trading them.

that's why i believe the brewers didn't add any of the five signed players from june's rule 4 draft--mainly because picks cannot be traded in the year they are drafted. but could we see garrett mitchell added to the cpp after the 31 august trading deadline? that's an absolute possibility.

once aaron ashby clears intake, the cpp will be at 59.