Earlier this week, the Orioles added top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez and four other prospects to their 40-man roster to keep them protected from this year’s edition of the Rule 5 draft. The team has added at least five players in this way in each of the last three Novembers. Do they have the prospect depth where they will be adding that many again this time next year? If so, they may reach a point like some other teams where they have tough choices to make about who to protect and who to leave off, or who to trade to make room for the next wave.
Early preview of next year’s Orioles pre-Rule 5 draft 40-man roster decisions
