Prospects added to 40-man MLB rosters
It's time for some Major League dreams to get one step closer to reality. By 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Major League organizations added any eligible players to their 40-man rosters or risked losing those players in the Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 12 at the Winter Meetings in San Diego.Rule
It's time for some Major League dreams to get one step closer to reality.
By 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Major League organizations added any eligible players to their 40-man rosters or risked losing those players in the Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 12 at the Winter Meetings in San Diego.
Rule 5-eligible players are those who signed or were drafted when they were 18 or younger and have been in pro ball for five years, or those who signed or were drafted when they were 19 or older and have been in pro ball for four years. For a full breakdown of which of MLB.com's ranked prospects are eligible for the 2019 Rule 5 Draft and could be protected Wednesday, check out the latest edition of Toolshed.
Below is a running table of ranked prospects officially added to their clubs' 40-man roster before Wednesday's deadline. Other notable prospects may also be included.
NAME | POS | ORG RANK | 2019 LEVELS | 2019 NOTES |
---|---|---|---|---|
Taylor Widener | RHP | ARI No. 13 | AAA | 8.10 ERA, 109 K, 41 BB in 100 IP |
Andy Young | INF | ARI No. 23 | AAA, AA | .271/.368/.535, 29 HR in 133 games |
Cristian Pache | OF | ATL No. 1 | AAA, AA | .277/.340/.462, career-high 12 HR, 8 SB in 130 games |
William Contreras | C | ATL No. 8 | AA, A Adv. | .255/.315/.354, 6 HR in 110 games |
Tucker Davidson | LHP | ATL No. 13 | AAA, AA | 2.15 ERA, 134 K, 54 BB in 129 2/3 IP |
Jasseel De La Cruz | RHP | ATL No. 14 | AA, A Adv., A | 3.25 ERA, 121 K, 49 BB in 133 IP |
Ryan Mountcastle | INF/OF | BAL No. 4 | AAA | .312/.344/.527, 25 HR in 127 games; IL MVP |
Dean Kremer | RHP | BAL No. 8 | AAA, AA, A Adv. | 3.72 ERA, 122 K, 37 BB in 113 2/3 IP |
Keegan Akin | LHP | BAL No. 11 | AAA | 4.73 ERA, 131 K, 61 BB in 112 1/3 IP |
Ryan McKenna | OF | BAL No. 13 | AA | .232/.321/.365, 9 HR, 25 SB in 135 games |
Bobby Dalbec | 3B | BOS No. 2 | AAA, AA | .239/.356/.460, 27 HR, 73 RBI in 135 games; EL end-of-season/midseason All-Star |
C.J. Chatham | SS | BOS No. 9 | AAA, AA | .298/.333/408, 50 R, 46 RBI in 110 games; AFL Rising Star; EL postseason All-Star |
Marcus Wilson | CF | BOS No. 18 | AA, A Adv. | .269/.357/.492, 18 HR, 65 R, 58 RBI in 119 games; AFL Rising Star |
Kyle Hart | LHP | BOS No. 28 | AAA, AA | 3.52 ERA, 140 K, 53 BB in 156 IP |
Yoan Aybar | LHP | BOS No. 30 | A Adv., A | 4.61 ERA, 70 K, 41 BB in 56 2/3 IP |
Miguel Amaya | C | CHC No. 2 | A Adv. | .235/.351/.402, 57 RBI, 50 R in 99 games; AFL Rising Star; Futures Game selection |
Zack Short | SS | CHC No. 9 | AAA, AA, Rookie | .235/.363/.404, 34 R, 24 RBI in 63 games; missed time due to injury |
Tyson Miller | RHP | CHC No. 12 | AAA, AA | 4.35 ERA, 123 K, 43 BB in 136 2/3 IP; SL midseason All-Star |
Dane Dunning | RHP | CWS No. 5 | None | Did not pitch after undergoing Tommy John surgery in March |
Blake Rutherford | OF | CWS No. 9 | AA | .265/.319/.365, 7 HR, 9 SB in 118 games; AFL Rising Star |
Jimmy Lambert | RHP | CWS No. 18 | AA | 4.55 ERA, 70 K, 27 BB in 59 1/3 IP; underwent Tommy John surgery |
Zack Burdi | RHP | CWS No. 23 | AA, A | 6.75 ERA, 30 K, 14 BB in 22 2/3 IP; missed time due to knee surgery |
Bernardo Flores | LHP | CWS No. 28 | AA, A, Rookie | 3.57 ERA, 82 K, 17 BB in 93 1/3 IP |
Tony Santillan | RHP | CIN No. 4 | AA | 4.84 ERA, 92 K, 54 BB in 102 1/3 IP |
Tyler Stephenson | C | CIN No. 7 | AA | .285/.372/.410, 47 R, 44 RBI in 89 games; AFL Stenson Award winner |
Ryan Hendrix | RHP | CIN No. 28 | AA, Rookie | 4-0, 1.85 ERA, 31 K, 8 BB in 24 1/3 IP; missed time due to elbow injury |
Tejay Antone | RHP | CIN No. 30 | AAA, AA, A Adv. | 4.00 ERA, 133 K, 53 BB in 146 1/3 IP; SL midseason All-Star |
Triston McKenzie | RHP | CLE No. 2 | DNP | missed season with upper back strain |
Daniel Johnson | RF | CLE No. 16 | AAA, AA | .290/.361/.507, 19 HR, 77 RBI, 77 R in 123 games; MiLB organization all-star; Futures Game selection |
Scott Moss | LHP | CLE No. 17 | AAA, AA | 10-6, 2.96 ERA, 159 K, 70 BB in 130 2/3 IP; SL midseason All-Star |
Ben Bowden | LHP | COL No. 8 | AAA, AA | 3.48 ERA, 79 K, 24 BB in 51 2/3 IP |
Tyler Nevin | 1B | COL No. 11 | AA | .251/.345/.399, 13 HR in 130 games |
Isaac Paredes | INF | DET No. 5 | AA | .282/.368/.416, 13 HR in 127 games; EL end-of-season All-Star |
Daz Cameron | OF | DET No. 8 | AAA | .214/.330/.377, 13 HR, 17 SB in 120 games |
Beau Burrows | RHP | DET No. 14 | AAA, AA, A Adv. | 4.84 ERA, 69 K, 36 BB in 74 1/3 IP |
Kyle Funkhouser | RHP | DET No. 18 | AAA, AA, A Adv. | 6.36 ERA, 98 K, 58 BB in 92 IP |
Anthony Castro | RHP | DET No. 20 | AA | 4.40 ERA, 116 K, 65 BB in 102 1/3 IP; AFL Rising Star |
Derek Hill | OF | DET No. 28 | AA | .243/.311/.394, 14 HR, 21 SB in 120 games |
Cristian Javier | RHP | HOU No. 9 | AAA, AA, A Adv. | 1.74 ERA, 170 K, 59 BB in 113 2/3 IP; MiLBY nominee |
Enoli Paredes | RHP | HOU No. 13 | AA, A Adv. | 2.78 ERA, 128 K, 42 BB in 94 IP; CAR midseason All-Star |
Nivaldo Rodriguez | RHP | HOU No. 26 | A Adv., A | 2.40 ERA, 114 K, 35 BB in 105 IP |
Taylor Jones | 1B/OF | HOU No. 28 | AAA | .291/.388/.501, 22 HR in 125 games |
Carlos Hernandez | RHP | KC No. 13 | A, Rookie Adv., Rookie | 5.31 ERA, 68 K, 24 BB in 57 2/3 IP; missed time with fractured rib |
Jahmai Jones | 2B | LAA No. 6 | AA | .234/.308/.324, 66 R, 50 RBI in 130 games |
Hector Yan | LHP | LAA No. 17 | A | 3.39 ERA, 148 K, 52 BB in 109 IP |
Mitchell White | RHP | LAD No. 9 | AAA, AA | 5.09 ERA, 105 K, 31 BB in 93 2/3 IP |
DJ Peters | OF | LAD No. 12 | AAA, AA | .249/.358/.453, 23 HR in 125 games |
Sixto Sanchez | RHP | MIA No. 1 | AA, A Adv. | 2.53 ERA, 97 K, 19 BB in 103 IP; Futures Game selection |
Jazz Chisholm | SS | MIA No. 4 | AA | .220/.321/.441, 57 R, 54 RBI in 112 games; SL end-of-season All-Star |
Edward Cabrera | RHP | MIA No. 6 | AA, A Adv. | 9-4, 2.23 ERA, 116 K, 31 BB in 96 2/3 IP; FSL midseason All-Star |
Nick Neidert | RHP | MIA No. 11 | AAA, A Adv., Rookie | 4.67 EA, 46 K, 27 BB in 54 IP; AFL Rising Star |
Lewin Diaz | LHP | MIA No. 12 | AA, A Adv. | .270/.321/.430, 27 HR, 76 RBI, 62 R in 121 games; FSL midseason All-Star |
Humberto Mejia | RHP | MIA No. 29 | A Adv., A | 5-2, 2.09 ERA, 89 K, 24 BB in 90 1/3 IP; MWL midseason All-Star |
Corey Ray | CF | MIL No. 4 | AAA, AA, Rookie | .218/.291/.363, 33 R, 25 RBI in 53 games; missed time with hand injury |
Andres Gimenez | SS | NYM No. 3 | AA | .250/.309/.387, 9 HR, 28 SB in 117 games; hit league-best .371 in AFL |
Thomas Szapucki | LHP | NYM No. 12 | AA, A Adv., A | 2.63 ERA, 72 K, 26 BB in 61 2/3 IP |
Ali Sanchez | C | NYM No. 17 | AAA, AA | .261/.326/.322, 1 HR in 92 games; 44.3 percent caught-stealing rate |
Jordan Humphreys | RHP | NYM No. 22 | Rookie | limited to two GCL starts due to elbow injuries |
Deivi Garcia | RHP | NYY No. 1 | AAA, AA, A Adv. | 4.28 ERA, 165 K, 54 BB in 111 1/3 IP; Futures Game selection; EL midseason All-Star |
Estevan Florial | CF | NYY No. 3 | A Adv. | .237/.297/.383, 38 R, 38 RBI in 74 games; missed time with wrist injury |
Luis Gil | RHP | NYY No. 4 | A Adv., A | 2.72 ERA, 123 K, 47 BB in 96 IP; SAL midseason All-Star |
Nick Nelson | RHP | NYY No. 14 | AAA, AA, A Adv. | 8-3, 2.81 ERA, 114 K, 43 BB in 89 2/3 IP |
Luis Medina | RHP | NYY No. 20 | A Adv., A | 5.47 ERA, 127 K, 70 BB in 103 2/3 IP |
Miguel Yajure | RHP | NYY No. 26 | AA, A Adv. | 9-6, 2.14 ERA, 133 K, 30 BB in 138 2/3; FSL end-of-season All-Star |
Daulton Jefferies | RHP | OAK No. 12 | AA, A Adv. | 3.42 ERA, 93 K, 9 BB in 79 IP |
JoJo Romero | LHP | PHI No. 10 | AAA, AA | 5.82 ERA, 92 K, 47 BB in 111 1/3 IP |
Mauricio Llovera | RHP | PHI No. 15 | AA | 4.55 ERA, 72 K, 28 BB in 65 1/3 IP; missed time due to injury |
Ke'Bryan Hayes | 3B | PIT No. 2 | AAA, A Short Season | .261/.334/.411, 65 R, 55 RBI in 110 games; Gold Glove winner |
Oneil Cruz | SS | PIT No. 3 | AA, A Adv., Rookie | .298/.356/.475, 35 R, 34 RBI in 73 games; missed time with foot fracture |
Will Craig | 1B | PIT No. 10 | AAA | .249/.326/.435, 23 HR, 78 RBI in 131 games; Futures Game selection; Gold Glove winner |
Blake Cederlind | RHP | PIT No. 28 | AAA, AA, A Adv. | 5-2, 2.28 ERA, 55 K, 24 BB in 59 1/3 IP |
Elehuris Montero | 3B | STL No. 4 | AA, Rookie | .194/.245/.316, 7 HR in 63 games; missed time due to hand surgery |
Jake Woodford | RHP | STL No. 13 | AAA | 4.15 ERA, 131 K, 75 BB in 151 2/3 IP; PCL midseason All-Star |
Vidal Brujan | 2B | TB No. 3 | AA, A Adv. | .277/.346/.389, 56 R, 40 RBI, 48 SB in 99 games; AFL Rising Star; FSL midseason All-Star |
Ronaldo Hernandez | C | TB No. 7 | A Adv. | .265/.299/.397, 60 RBI, 43 R in 103 games; AFL Rising Star; FSL end-of-season All-Star; Futures Game selection |
Jake Cronenworth | SS | TB No. 17 | AAA, Rookie | .329/.422/.511, 77 R, 45 RBI in 91 games; IL end-of-season/midseason All-Star |
Lucius Fox | SS | TB No. 19 | AAA, AA | .221/.331/.327, 66 R, 34 RBI, 39 SB in 119 games; SL end-of-season All-Star |
Leody Taveras | CF | TEX No. 5 | AA, A Adv. | .279/.344/.376, 76 R, 56 RBI in 131 games; TL midseason All-Star |
Sherten Apostel | 3B | TEX No. 10 | A Adv., A | .251/.339/.440, 19 HR, 59 RBI, 56 R in 121 games |
Anderson Tejeda | SS | TEX No. 11 | A Adv. | .234/.315/.386, 24 RBI, 22 R in 43 games; missed time with shoulder injury |
Tyler Phillips | RHP | TEX No. 16 | AA, A Adv. | 3.71 ERA, 74 K, 20 BB in 131 IP |
Demarcus Evans | RHP | TEX N/A | AA, A Adv. | 6-0, 0.90 ERA, 100 K, 39 BB in 60 IP; CAR midseason All-Star; MiLBY nominee |
Thomas Hatch | RHP | TOR No. 30 | AA | 4.12 ERA, 127 K, 39 BB in 135 1/3 IP |
Ben Braymer | LHP | WAS No. 15 | AAA, AA | 4.53 ERA, 116 K, 56 BB in 139 IP; EL midseason All-Star |
Here are the 2025 All-Spring Breakout Teams
Fifteen games, several jersey swaps and countless highlights later, the second edition of Spring Breakout has officially concluded – and it lived up to its billing. Of the 16 contests sprinkled across four days, only one game (Dodgers vs. Cubs) was rained out. Coincidentally, the Cubs were one of two
Rox young sluggers aim to bring pop back to Coors Field
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Coors Field may provide the best run-scoring environment in Major League Baseball, but the Rockies haven’t taken advantage of it in recent years. Even without adjusting for Coors, they have fielded offenses worse than the league average the past three seasons, and they scored the fewest runs
Astros brass sees potential in consistently 'underranked' farm system
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The last time the Astros landed in the top 10 of MLB Pipeline’s farm system rankings was before the 2019 season. Since those rankings expanded to all 30 teams ahead of the 2020 season -- 11 lists in total -- they’ve never ranked higher than
Complete results and highlights from Spring Breakout
The second edition of MLB Spring Breakout is complete, and there was no shortage of highlights from the future stars of Major League Baseball over the four-day showcase. Here's a complete breakdown of the 16-game exhibition:
Southpaw Spring Breakout: White Sox future on display with Schultz, Smith
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- If all goes as planned for the White Sox, left-handers Hagen Smith and Noah Schultz won’t spend much time following each other to the mound in a single game. Schultz, the No. 1 White Sox prospect and No. 16 overall, per MLB Pipeline, and Smith, who is
In first pro game, Rainer offers pop, promise to Tigers fans
NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Bryce Rainer’s pro career consisted of workouts and batting practice until Sunday.
'Me and Brady on the dirt again': House, King reunite at Spring Breakout
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The 2025 Spring Breakout was a flashback for Brady House and Seaver King. Over 10 years ago, the infielders were travel ball teammates in Georgia who shared the dream of making it to the Major Leagues. Now, they are top prospects in the same organization,
Lambert -- 'an adrenaline guy' -- hoping to be next Mets bullpen gem
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Ryan Lambert loves throwing hard. He relishes the idea of getting to two strikes and blowing hitters away. “Get me in a game,” Lambert said, “cool things will happen.”
Stewart embraces Spring Breakout: 'What's not to love?'
PHOENIX -- Sal Stewart was one fired-up Reds prospect. On Sunday in the first inning during the organization's 9-7 Spring Breakout win over Brewers prospects, Stewart lifted a 2-2 pitch that sailed over the center fielder's head to the wall. Already not known as a speedster, he stumbled running between
Prospect Peña quietly drawing raves in Brewers' farm system
PHOENIX – Jesús Made was at the top of the Brewers’ lineup for Sunday’s 9-7 loss to the Reds in the finale of MLB’s four-day Spring Breakout, a fitting perch when you consider that the 17-year-old infielder is under a bright spotlight as MLB Pipeline’s No. 55 prospect. Made could
Brecht -- in 1st outing since '24 Draft -- wows at Spring Breakout
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Sunday's Spring Breakout showcase was the perfect unveiling for Rockies No. 5 prospect Brody Brecht. A right-handed pitcher from the University of Iowa whom the Rockies selected 38th overall last summer, Brecht had a nice collegiate resume, an interesting backstory as a former wide receiver for the
Braves prospects show promise in Spring Breakout
NORTH PORT, Fla. -- As Terry Pendleton prepared to serve as the manager of the Braves prospect team that played the Tigers prospect team in a Spring Breakout game on Sunday afternoon, he said fans should be patient with John Gil and Luis Guanipa, a pair of teenagers who have
Yanks' Lagrange flashes triple-digit heat in Spring Breakout
SARASOTA, Fla. -- There was an audible “Ooh” from the crowd at Ed Smith Stadium, and Carlos Lagrange quickly glanced beyond the right-field wall, checking the velocity of the pitch he’d just thrown in Saturday’s 5-4 Spring Breakout loss to the Orioles. It had registered in the triple digits, and
Bradfield dedicates Spring Breakout performance to late friend
SARASOTA, Fla. -- It was about more than playing in the national spotlight. More than the dinner bet placed with an old college teammate earlier in the month. More than a game. As Enrique Bradfield Jr. slid home to score a run during the first inning of Saturday night’s Spring
'Hungry' Alcántara hoping to pounce on big league prey in '25
MESA, Ariz. -- The thing about jaguars is, you don’t want to see one when it’s hungry. So when Cubs legend Sammy Sosa spoke to the organization’s No. 6 prospect per MLB Pipeline -- and the No. 89 prospect overall -- the former slugger gave him some apt advice. “His
Rainiers broadcaster Pay talks historic role on MiLB podcast
Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Megaphone and other
Prospect Santos 'electric' in Spring Breakout start
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Malcolm Moore knew Winston Santos was locked in before he even threw a pitch. In the second annual Spring Breakout game, Santos -- the Rangers’ No. 5 prospect, per MLB Pipeline -- was throwing to Moore, the Rangers’ No. 4 prospect and highest-ranked catcher. The battery more
Switch-pitcher Cijntje deals from both sides in Spring Breakout
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Jurrangelo Cijntje knew who’d be waiting for him in the batter’s box when he emerged from the visiting bullpen on Friday evening. The Mariners’ switch-pitcher had seen Guardians infielder Travis Bazzana recently at a card-signing event, to which they each joked, “I’m going to see you soon,”
Fans in this Minor League town are hungry for ... the Spicy Meatballs?!?
Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from his newsletter is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here.
Chandler adds mix to upper-90s heat in stellar Spring Breakout start
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- In the inaugural Spring Breakout game a year ago, as he was coming out to pitch the ninth inning, Bubba Chandler slammed a Red Bull and declared “let’s do this” before pumping upper-90s heat.