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Rule 5 Draft Eligibility Tracker

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See which prospects will be protected or exposed in Rule 5 Draft.

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With the Winter Meetings less than one month away, every organization faces several key decisions centered around their farm system. The Rule 5 Draft will take place on December 13 in Las Vegas, during the annual meetings. Teams have until Tuesday evening at 8pm to decide which players they will protect, and which will be exposed.

Here’s a look at the official eligibility guidelines for the draft.

Basically, any prospect that falls into one of these classifications must be added to the 40-man roster prior to Tuesday’s deadline.

  • HS draft pick or international prospect in 2014 (under age 18)
  • College prospect in 2015 (over age 18)

If they are not protected, they become available to all eligible teams in the draft. Only teams with available roster spots (below the max-40) may make selections. If you’re trying to see where these prospects rank within our team ranks, we’ve begun releasing our Top 20 Prospect Lists for 2019.

Rule 5 Draft Top Prospects

*** Player has been added to the 40-man roster

Arizona Diamondbacks (35)

  • OF Marcus Wilson
  • RHP Taylor Clarke ***
  • RHP Emilio Vargas ***
  • 1B Kevin Cron ***
  • LHP Alex Young
  • LHP Cody Reed

Atlanta Braves (38)

  • RHP Huascar Ynoa ***
  • RHP Patrick Weigel ***
  • OF Travis Demeritte
  • C Alex Jackson ***
  • RHP Josh Graham
  • RHP Jacob Webb ***

Baltimore Orioles (38)

  • RHP Dillon Tate ***
  • LHP Luis Gonzalez

Boston Red Sox (34)

  • SS Michael Chavis ***
  • LHP Darwinzon Hernandez ***
  • 1B Josh Ockimey
  • RHP Travis Lakins ***
  • LHP Jhonathan Diaz
  • C Roldani Baldwin
  • RHP Roniel Raudes
  • RHP Denyi Reyes ***

Chicago Cubs (40)

  • LHP Justin Steele ***
  • RHP Trevor Clifton
  • RHP Erling Moreno
  • SS Jason Vosler

Chicago White Sox (35)

  • RHP Dylan Cease ***
  • LHP Kodi Medeiros ***
  • RHP Jordan Stephens ***
  • C Seby Zavala ***
  • RHP Spencer Adams

Cincinnati Reds (39)

  • RHP Jimmy Herget ***
  • OF Michael Beltre
  • OF Nick Longhi

Cleveland Indians (36)

  • 1B Bobby Bradley ***
  • LHP Sam Hentges ***
  • OF Oscar Gonzalez
  • SS Tyler Krieger

Colorado Rockies (37)

  • OF Sam Hilliard ***
  • RHP Ryan Castellani ***
  • RHP Justin Lawrence ***
  • LHP Breiling Eusebio
  • 1B Roberto Ramos
  • 1B Brian Mundell
  • C Dom Nunez

Detroit Tigers (39)

  • RHP Franklin Perez ***
  • OF Jose Azocar
  • LHP Tyler Alexander
  • OF Derek Hill

Houston Astros (35)

  • RHP Rogelio Armenteros ***
  • C Garrett Stubbs ***
  • RHP Riley Ferrell
  • SS Jonathan Arauz

Kansas City Royals (37)

  • RHP Josh Staumont ***
  • RHP Scott Blewett ***
  • RHP Elvis Luciano
  • SS D.J. Burt
  • LHP Foster Griffin
  • RHP Ofreidy Gomez

Los Angeles Angels (38)

  • INF Luis Rengifo ***
  • SS Leonardo Rivas
  • RHP Luis Pena
  • RHP Joe Gatto

Los Angeles Dodgers (38)

  • C Keibert Ruiz ***
  • RHP Yadier Alvarez ***
  • 1B Edwin Rios ***
  • SS Drew Jackson
  • 1B Matt Beaty ***
  • SS Cristian Santana
  • RHP Andrew Sopko

Miami Marlins (35)

  • CF Monte Harrison ***
  • RHP Jorge Guzman ***
  • SS Isan Diaz ***
  • RHP Jordan Yamamoto ***
  • SS Christopher Torres
  • CF Brayan Hernandez
  • LHP McKenzie Mills

Milwaukee Brewers (37)

  • 1B Jake Gatewood
  • RHP Trey Supak ***
  • CF Troy Stokes Jr. ***
  • RHP Cody Ponce
  • RHP Carlos Herrera

Minnesota Twins (36)

  • SS Nick Gordon ***
  • OF LaMonte Wade ***
  • 2B Luis Arraez
  • RF Lewin Diaz
  • LHP Tyler Jay

New York Mets (38)

  • SS Luis Carpio
  • 3B David Thompson
  • C Ali Sanchez
  • C Patrick Mazeika

New York Yankees (39)

  • 1B Dermis Garcia

Oakland Athletics (34)

  • RHP James Kaprielian ***
  • SS Richie Martin
  • RHP Grant Holmes ***
  • RHP James Naile
  • CF Skye Bolt ***

Philadelphia Phillies (34)

  • RHP Adonis Medina ***
  • SS Daniel Brito
  • SS Arquimedes Gamboa ***
  • SS Jose Gomez
  • RHP Tom Eshelman

Pittsburgh Pirates (37)

  • RHP Mitch Keller ***
  • SS Cole Tucker ***
  • CF Jason Martin ***
  • RHP Gage Hinsz
  • LHP Brandon Waddell
  • LHP Domingo Robles

San Diego Padres (40)

  • RHP Chris Paddack ***
  • RHP Anderson Espinoza ***
  • C Austin Allen ***
  • OF Edward Olivares ***
  • RHP Pedro Avila ***

San Francisco Giants (35)

  • OF Sandro Fabian
  • RHP Logan Webb ***
  • RHP Melvin Adon ***
  • RHP Jordan Johnson
  • SS C.J. Hinojosa
  • RHP Sam Coonrod ***

Seattle Mariners (35)

  • OF Braden Bishop ***
  • RHP Erik Swanson ***
  • RHP Art Warren
  • OF Ian Miller
  • OF Anthony Jimenez
  • OF Luis Liberato
  • OF Ronald Rosario
  • OF Chuck Taylor
  • LHP Anthony Misiewicz
  • RHP Darin Gillies
  • 2B Joseph Rosa

St Louis Cardinals (38)

  • RHP Ryan Helsley ***
  • 2B Max Schrock
  • LHP Genesis Cabrera ***
  • RHP Junior Fernandez
  • INF Ramon Urias ***
  • OF Wadye Ynfante

Tampa Bay Rays (39)

  • OF Jesus Sanchez ***
  • OF Joe McCarthy ***
  • RHP Ian Gibaut ***

Texas Rangers (33)

  • LHP Taylor Hearn ***
  • OF Pedro Gonzalez
  • OF Scott Heineman ***
  • RHP Edgar Arredondo

Toronto Blue Jays (36)

  • RHP Hector Perez ***
  • OF Forrest Wall
  • RHP Jordan Romano
  • RHP Trent Thornton ***

Washington Nationals (37)

  • OF Telmito Agustin
  • RHP James Bourque ***
  • RHP Tomas Alastre
  • 1B Jose Marmolejos
  • 3B Drew Ward