Atlanta Braves new 40-man roster member: starting pitcher Kyle Muller. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
In years past, Rule 5 protection day has involved some drama for the Atlanta Braves.
It is probably a telling sign of the state of the Atlanta Braves minor league system that today’s deadline for protecting eligible minor leaguers from the Rule 5 draft will pass relatively quietly.
In fact, the likely lone transaction has already occurred:
Selected as the 44th overall pick in the 2016 draft, Kyle Muller represents more-or-less the last of the ‘big’ pitching prospects in this current crop of picks that originated from the Braves ‘rebuild years’.