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There was one surprise addition and one surprise omission.

The deadline for teams to protect minor-league players from December’s Rule 5 Draft was on Wednesday at 8:00 PM ET, and the Red Sox went right down to the wire with their protections. We previewed this decision earlier in the week while also explaining some of the basic concepts behind the Rule 5 Draft and the protection period. At the end of that post, I predicted five players would be...

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