Which prospects will the Guardians protect from the Rule 5 draft?

It’s that time of the year already! As a Cleveland fan, we don’t get to dream about our team signing Juan Soto or Shohei Ohtani or any top free agents for that matter. Discussing the Rule 5 draft and which prospects to protect or not is one of the most fun and anticipating offseason topics. Nothing will beat the 2021 offseason when the Guardians added a whopping 10 prospects to their 40 man roster to protect them from being selected in the Rule 5 draft. They certainly won’t add anywhere close to that number this year, or likely ever again for that matter. The roster currently sits at 39 players, so they have one open roster spot, but that could obviously change in the next 24 hours. The official 40 man roster deadline is Tuesday, November 19th at 6 pm eastern. Here is a list of players that are eligible to be selected in the Rule 5 draft if they aren’t added to the 40 man roster.

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