Roundup: 40-man roster additions
By Monday night, a bunch of Minor Leaguers will be one step closer to reaching the game's top level.The deadline to add eligible players to the Major League 40-man roster, thus protecting them from this year's Rule 5 Draft, is Monday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time.
By Monday night, a bunch of Minor Leaguers will be one step closer to reaching the game's top level.
The deadline to add eligible players to the Major League 40-man roster, thus protecting them from this year's Rule 5 Draft, is Monday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time.
Players eligible for the 2017 Rule 5 Draft are those who were signed as high-school Draft picks or international players in 2013 or earlier or college players who signed in 2014 or earlier. If taken in the Rule 5 Draft, which will be held on Dec. 14 at the Winter Meetings in Orlando, a player joins the selecting club's 25-man Major League roster and must remain there (barring injuries) for the duration of the 2018 season or else be offered back to his original team.
Below is a running table of prospects who are ranked among the top 30 in their respective farm systems by MLB.com and were officially added to their club's 40-man roster on Monday. Other notable prospects and names may also be included.