The Detroit Tigers added five players to their 40-man roster — outfielder Parker Meadows, infielder Wenceel Perez, infielder Andre Lipcius, right-handed starter Reese Olson and right-handed reliever Brendan White — before Tuesday's deadline to protect them from being selected in December's 2022 Rule 5 draft.
Olson is the Tigers' No. 9 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, followed by Perez at No. 14, Meadows at No. 16 and Lipcius at No. 22.
The most notable omission is 20-year-old outfielder Jose De La Cruz, the 27th-ranked prospect who signed for $1.