The Atlanta Braves have plenty of important decisions to make this offseason. Earlier in the offseason, they had to decide if they wanted to protect any of their prospects from the Rule 5 Draft. Atlanta didn't add any of their Rule 5 players to the 40-man roster to protect them.
The Rule 5 Draft allows clubs without a full 40-man roster to select certain non-40-man roster players from other teams. Players signed at 18 or younger need to be added to the 40-man roster within five seasons, and players who signed at 19 or older need to be protected within four seasons.