Rule 5 Protection -- Who gets added to the 40-man roster?

[Jim Goulart]

Remember --
Players who signed when 18 or younger are eligible for the draft after five years.
Players who signed when 19 or older are eligible after four years.

According to the rules, it's how old a player was on the June 5th immediately preceeding his signing.

So in terms of 40-man roster consideration, these are the players not eligible for free agency, but who would be Rule 5 eligible if not placed on the 40-man roster.

Thanks to poster Minigoon for tracking all this for us --

Current AAA Players --

2B Eric Farris
RHP Donovan Hand
OF Brendan Katin
RHP Brandon Kintzler
LHP Daniel Merklinger

Current AA Players --

LHP Casey Baron
LHP Bobby Bramhall
OF Chuckie Caufield
LHP Chris Cody
IF Taylor Green
OF Lee Haydel
RHP Wily Peralta
IF Zelous Wheeler
IF Steffan Wilson
LHP Brae Wright

Current High-A players --

RHP Evan Anundsen
RHP Darren Byrd
IF Matt Cline
RHP Corey Frerichs
OF Brock Kjeldgaard
C Sean McCraw
UT Sergio Miranda
LHP Mike Ramlow
UT Juan Sanchez
RHP R.J. Seidel

Current A players or below--

RHP Santo Manzanillo
OF Erik Miller
RHP Rolando Pascual
RHP Chad Robinson
C Brett Whiteside

[Jim Goulart]

Will the Brewers have some tough 40-man choices to make?

Current roster is at 39 players.

Here are the players who were added during the course of the season --

C Jonathan Lucroy
LHP Zach Braddock
RHP Kameron Loe
RHP Mike McClendon

Here are players who are likely to lose their 40-man roster status prior to December's winter meetings, because they'll be eligible for major league free agency.

RHP Dave Bush
LHP Chris Capuano
IF Craig Counsell
LHP Doug Davis
RHP Trevor Hoffman
C Gregg Zaun

And this thread really isn't about debating the topic of offering arbitration, but yes, additional spots could free up based on the possible departures of Todd Coffey or Carlos Villanueva, or others based on any sort of circumstance.

But the point is the Brewers should be able to add those they wish from the list below. If there are tough calls to make, it won't be becasue of overall space. We understand a trade of Prince Fielder could provide several players that need to be added to the 40-man right away, but to summarize, it's not a particularly "tight" year for spots.

[Jim Goulart]

Well, for me, the one and only stone-cold lock is Wily Peralta.

 

I think that the Brewers will also add Eric Farris, Taylor Green, and Brandon Kintzler.

 

That'd be a nice mix of a starter, a bullpen arm, and two infielders, although neither with a shortstop pedigree of any consequence at all.

 

If Kintzler excels in the Arizona Fall League, that should lock in his spot.

 

It's hard to believe Taylor Green could be on a bubble for a spot, but maybe that's the case. Many of you probably don't see him as a "likely".

 

Did Dan Merklinger work himself into the equation?

 

Purely from a Rule 5 perspective as another team looking in and seeing who might I be able to carry all season, Kintzler, and perhaps Green with his 3B/ 2B versatility, are targets. Peralta's going to be added no matter what, so don't even worry how other clubs might "stash" him.

 

So when you comment here, as for predictions, this format might work -- here's mine.

 

Should add -- Peralta, Farris, Green, Kintzler

Will add -- Peralta, Farris, Green, Kintzler

 

Finally, please keep in mind our list is close to accurate, it may even be 100% so, but we don't have official confirmation from the Brewers (yet) regarding eligibility up and down the organization.

 

Have at it.

[Jim Goulart]

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