The Cubs have just a few days before the November 20 deadline to protect players from the upcoming Rule 5 Draft. With 79 players eligible for selection, that means making some tough decisions when it comes to which of those are worthy of being placed on the 40-man roster. We have profiled several players since the season ended, but it’s clear there isn’t going to be room for all of them.
Based on the extremely accurate results of a recent Twitter poll, the general belief is that the Cubs will opt to protect no more than four of the players in question.