Back to the Milwaukee Brewers Newsfeed

Brewers: 3 Dark Horse Prospects to be Protected From the Rule 5 Draft

(Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)

The deadline to protect minor leaguers from the Rule 5 draft is next week. Here are three lesser-known prospects the Brewers could add to the roster.

A key deadline in the MLB offseason takes place next week, the deadline in to protect eligible players from the Rule 5 draft. Players that teams like the Brewers don’t want to leave exposed to the draft must be added to the 40-man roster by that date.

Much of the questioning about who teams will protect from the Rule 5 draft ends up revolving around players currently on their Top 30 Prospects lists, such as the one at MLB Pipeline.