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Predicting which prospects Yankees will fail to protect ahead of Rule 5 Draft

Tuesday is not only the day where the New York Yankees will learn whether or not Trent Grisham is accepting their one-year, $22 million qualifying offer (he's not ... right?). It's also the day they must trim their 40-man roster and wedge as many eligible prized prospects as they can onto it before the Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings takes a few good men out of the system.

Side Note: Kiiiiiind of makes no sense that Friday's the non-tender deadline, and it takes place three days after this, right? Like, if the Yankees need roster spots today, then are poised to free up several more on Friday (Mark Leiter Jr.