Who should the A’s protect from the 2019 Rule 5 draft?

Nov 20 2019 by Athletics Nation

 
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The protection deadline is coming up tomorrow.

The 2019 Rule 5 draft isn’t until Dec. 12, but the protection deadline is tomorrow at 5 p.m. PT. This means that teams have a little over 24 hours to add eligible players to the 40-man roster in order to protect them from the draft.

In a nutshell, the Rule 5 draft helps prospects make it to the big leagues. Once a player reaches either four or five seasons of minor league service...

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