Overview
- Teams must decide today which eligible minor leaguers to add to their 40-man rosters to block selection in the Rule 5 Draft, which is scheduled for Dec. 10 at the Winter Meetings.
- Rule 5 selections cost $100,000, must stay on the selecting club’s 26-man roster for a full season, and are offered back for $50,000 if they don’t stick after clearing waivers.
- Multiple clubs enter the deadline with full 40-man rosters, including the Mets, Rays and Tigers, increasing pressure for trades, DFA/waivers or non-tenders to open protection slots.
- Team previews flag likely protects and bubble names: the Mets are widely expected to add speedy CF Nick Morabito; the Red Sox are reported as likely to protect RHP David Sandlin; the Guardians’ candidates include Angel Genao, Kahlil Watson, Austin Peterson and Yorman Gomez; the Rays are weighing prospects such as Jadher Areinamo, Dominic Keegan and Alex Cook.
- The Cardinals are projected to add several prospects, including Leonardo Bernal, Blaze Jordan, Joshua Baez and lefties Brycen Mautz, Cooper Hjerpe and Pete Hansen, while the Tigers’ watch list features Trei Cruz, Hao-Yu Lee, Thayron Liranzo, Jake Miller and Troy Watson, with further roster moves possible ahead of the non-tender deadline later this week.