With 2025 Spring Training games right around the corner, one of the story lines to follow is whether or not any of the non-roster invitees will break camp with the Atlanta Braves as part of the Opening Day roster.

Without projecting roster additions, trades or injuries, here’s a a look at who might land on the big league squad to start the regular season.

With the position players as it stands now, there only seems to be two possible openings on Atlanta’s bench – at least until Ronald Acuña, Jr. returns. One of those is a back-up shortstop/infielder and the other is a utility infielder/outfielder.

But could the backup catcher job – which has been earmarked for Chadwick Tromp since the Braves opted to not pick up the option on Travis d’Arnaud’s contract – be in play?

Behind Sean Murphy and Tromp, the Braves have top prospect Drake Baldwin who will likely start the season at Triple-A to play everyday, thus making him not an option for the back-up catcher position, unless a major injury were to occur.

The Braves brought back Sandy Leon, a 12-year big league veteran who was with Gwinnett last season – the first year he didn’t appear at the MLB-level since 2011. The team also added Curt Casali – an 11-year big league backstop this offseason.

Both Casali and Leon will be 36 by Opening Day and each have more than 500 games played in the big leagues but neither offer much with the bat. Given that Tromp is out of options, Atlanta moving on from Tromp as the back-up catcher seems unlikely. But Tromp has almost one-tenth the big league game experience as either Casali or Leon, so never-say-never.

Like the bullpen, Atlanta has brought in a lot of options as reserve outfielders, even if many of them are likely to be ticketed for Gwinnett.

Atlanta added two outfield-only reserve options on their 40-man roster this offseason, led by Bryan De La Cruz, but neither he nor Carlos D. Rodriguez, have a roster spot locked down. While De La Cruz is the presumptive favorite to make the roster, he has been dreadful both offensively and defensively in the last two seasons.

From the non-roster list, the Braves inked Jake Marisnick just before the team started full-squad workouts. The 11-year veteran returns to the Atlanta organization – where he spent 17 games with the Stripers in 2022 – with an outside shot to sneak on the roster given his defensive prowess in the outfield.

Conner Capel also joined the organization in the offseason and offers the organization another left-handed outfield option with less experience than Marisnick but one also six years younger.

The outfield and utility slots overlap with 40-man roster options Luke Williams and Eli White, who is going to spend a significant amount of time on the infield this spring. Non-roster invitee Garrett Cooper, a 2022 All-Star, brings the ability to back-up first base and play the outfield corners, which seems an unlikely combination for Atlanta to roster but he also has the most proven offensive track record if the Braves wanted to focus on a his upside as a pinch-hitter and as a viable platoon option in the outfield until Acuña, Jr. returns.

Eddy Alvarez and Charles Leblanc both offer positional flexibility and some MLB experience, but would have to have an exemplary offensive performance to have a shot at a big league role.

José Devers is also in camp and could be an option if the Braves want a reserve shortstop on the roster and opt not to keep Rule 5 draft pick Christian Cairo or offseason trade addition Nick Allen as Orlando Arcia’s backup.

On the mound, the Braves added in some extensive experience with 29-year-old right-hander Enyel De Los Santos, a six-year MLB veteran with 229 games under his belt. He was excellent with Cleveland in 2022 and 2023 and could be an option for the last bullpen spot. Similarly, Wander Suero has had success as a right-handed bullpen option in the past and could pitch his way onto the roster conversation with a strong camp.

From the left side, the Braves brought back Chasen Streve who debuted in the big leagues with Atlanta in 2014 before bouncing around MLB for the following 10 seasons. He’s a solid depth addition but could have a hard time making the roster behind fellow lefties Dylan Lee, Aaron Bummer and Angel Perdomo, who the Braves signed last year despite knowing he would not pitch in 2024 due to injury. Streve has pitched in 368 career games, but saw action in only one MLB game last season.

Two names not officially listed – yet – on the Braves transaction log are two pitchers who could be the most likely addition to the Opening Day roster.

The Braves added long-time reliever Jake Diekman before the start of camp. With more than 700 career games to his credit, the 38-year-old left-handed reliever could be the eighth man in the bullpen if the team opted to carry four to open the season. A factor that could help Diekman is that, for his career, he has been almost as effective against right-handed batters as left-handed ones.

Last, but not least, is maybe the current player most likely to make the jump from non-roster invitee to the 26-man roster to begin the season: right-handed pitcher, Buck Farmer.

Farmer, a local product that was born, raised, went to high school and college in the Atlanta-metro area, brings 11 years of experience and more than 400 career games pitched. While he has worked primarily as a reliever during his career, he has also made 22 career starts – although the last time he made more than one start in a season was in 2017, when he started 11 games for the Detroit Tigers.

Farmer is coming off of three solid seasons pitching with the Cincinnati Reds and could slide into the role that Jackson Stephens, Josh Tomlin and Jesse Chavez have filled in recent years as a right-handed, multi-inning option who could be an opener for a bullpen game, if needed.

The Braves have a lack of experienced depth options in the bullpen from the right side after Raisel Iglesias and Pierce Johnson, so Farmer could have an opportunity to pitch in higher-leverage situations with a strong camp this spring.

Of this group, who do you think is the most likely to head north for Opening Day?