With the 2017 Expansion Draft coming rather quickly, I thought I’d take some time and put together a protected list, along with some of my thoughts on why. Many of these choices are obvious, but some might provoke a little bit of controversy.
Protected
- Kyle Beckerman — You protect your captain. Plus, all signs point to him coming back in 2018. That’ll be great.
- Tony Beltran — I know a long-ish-term injury for Beltran at the end of the year might cause some hesitation for some of you, but I’d protect him without hesitation.