In roughly three weeks, teams will need to set their 40-man rosters for the annual Rule 5 draft. In this two-part article, we take a look at the Oakland A's prospects eligible for the Rule 5 draft and the likelihood that they will be protected by being added to the 40-man roster.
In part one of this article series, we discussed the rules surrounding the Rule 5 draft and reviewed the Oakland A's position player prospects who potentially could be available in the draft. Below, we look at the A's pitching prospects who could be eligible for the Rule 5 draft if they aren't added to the A's 40-man roster by the late November deadline.