With the Rule 5 Draft coming up in December, the Philadelphia Phillies have some decisions to make about who to protect before Tuesday's 6 p.m. ET deadline. Some decisions on who to protect will be no-brainers, while there are some other Rule 5-eligible players who aren't quite as obvious.
One pitching prospect the Phillies need to add to the 40-man roster to keep him out of the Rule 5 Draft is right-hander Alex McFarlane.
Ranked as the Phillies' No. 20 MLB Pipeline prospect, McFarlane missed all of 2024 after Tommy John surgery in September 2023.