Milwaukee Brewers Rule 5 Draft Eligible Players

Mauricio Dubon.The deadline for protecting players from MLB’s annual Rule 5 Draft is coming up on November 20th. The draft is designed as a way to prevent teams from piling up minor league players who may have otherwise gotten to the big leagues with another organization. Here is how a player becomes eligible:

Players who signed when 18 or younger are eligible for the draft after five years.

Players who signed when 19 or older are eligible after four years.

Player is not on the 40 man roster.

(According to the rules, it's how old a player was on the June 5th immediately preceding his signing.)

Last year, the Brewers selected Caleb Smith from the Yankees in the Rule 5 Draft, but immediately…