He has to be because he's on the 40-man roster.

他必须要来因为他在40人名单上。

youdao

Would you rather have a smaller team comprised of only 7 All-Stars, or a full 12 man roster with 1 All-Star, 2 above average players, 3 mediocre players, and 6 benchwarmers.

你会选择一个由7名全明星队员组成的小型球队，还是一支由1个全明星球员，2个中上水平球员，3个中等水平球员，以及6个板凳球员组成的完整球队？

youdao

I'm very important to this team, just like the 15th man on the roster.

我对这球队非常重要，就像是阵容的第15人一样。

youdao

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