The deadline for adding players to 40-man rosters has passed. Teams had until 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft, which will take place Dec. 10 at the Winter Meetings in Orlando,

The Phillies added three prospects to their 40-man roster Tuesday to protect them from next month’s Rule 5 draft: right-handed pitchers Andrew Painter and Alex McFarlane and outfielder Gabriel Rincones Jr.

On the flip side, the Braves may have felt there was no real risk in not protecting Burkhalter for two reasons. First, relief arms that get picked in the Rule 5 Draft generally get returned. Second, when they don’t, they rarely matter.

The league's deadline to protect players from the upcoming Rule 5 Draft was Nov. 18. Here are the four players the team chose to protect.

The Kansas City Royals protected two top-30 prospects from the Rule 5 Draft on Tuesday. MLB.com’s Anne rogers highlights some other Top-30 prospects that are now available for other teams in this winter’s draft.

He would have been one of the first picks in the Rule 5 draft had the Sox not protected him. Shane Drohan has already been picked in the Rule 5 draft. He was swiped by the White Sox after the Sox left him unprotected following the 2023 season.

Tuesday was an important day for roster moves around Major League Baseball, and the moves the Kansas City Royals didn't make said at least as much as those they