The Baltimore Orioles added four prospects to the team’s 40-man roster last month in pitchers Keegan Akin and Dean Kremer, outfielder Ryan McKenna and infielder Ryan Mountcastle, in order to protect them from exposure to the Rule-5 Draft.
A move like this says that the organization both values you as a prospect and has confidence in you as a player. It is not, however, the end of the road, as the ultimate goal is to make the active roster. Three of the aforementioned prospects are on the rise while one, McKenna, must put his trajectory back on the rise in 2020.