It was certainly interesting that the San Diego Padres added Jorge Ona to the 40-man roster protecting him from the Rule 5 Draft.
Ona, by resume, was certainly someone who should have been protected, but there are question marks behind Ona the player.
What’s interesting about protecting Ona was that the Padres had a similar decision with Franmil Reyes in 2017.
Reyes was eligible for the Rule 5 Draft that year but had a wrist injury that ended his season early.
The Padres gambled that no one would draft the big-hitting outfielder who had reached Double-A.