Monday was the deadline for Major League Baseball teams to make roster moves in advance of the Rule 5 draft, which will take place at the Winter Meetings of general managers in early December.
The Cleveland Indians had three spots available on their 40-man roster and they chose to add five players, in total, which means two had to be removed.
#Indians add 5 players to 40-man roster
Added
(SS) Yu-Cheng Chang
(SS) Willi Castro
INF Eric Stamets
INF Rob Refsynder (claimed off waivers from Blue Jays)
RHP Julian Merryweather
Designated for assignment
LHP Kyle Crockett
RHP Dylan Baker— Indians Prospective (@indiansPro) November 20, 2017Three of the choices were no-brainers.