Right before 3 PM PST on Tuesday, the rest of baseball was scrambling to add Rule 5 draft-eligible prospects to their 40-man rosters, but the Dodgers were absolutely silent.
They added Triple-A outfielder Ryan Ward to their 40-man on Nov. 6 to keep him from potentially leaving in minor league free agency and had two top-30 prospects who were Rule 5 eligible, but it was fair to assume that they would leave a couple of roster spots open for signings or trades further into the offseason.
But the eagle-eyed reporters over at Dodger Blue noticed before any of the insiders and before the Dodgers announced it themselves: LA's transactions log noted that Rule 5 eligibleprospect Ronan Kopp was added to the 40-man.