Prospects added to 40-man MLB rosters
Players protected from Rule 5 Draft prior to Wednesday deadline
Cristian Pache is ranked as the No. 11 overall prospect in baseball by MLB.com.
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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 |