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Wednesday Bird Droppings: Where it is the deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 draft

Good morning, Birdland!

Teams have until 8 p.m. ET tonight to make decisions on their Rule 5 eligible players. If the organization does not want to risk losing them to next month’s draft, then those players have to be added to the 40-man roster. If the club is willing to take the chance, then they can leave them unprotected and risk losing them a few weeks from now.

This very website and this very writer put together a quick overview of what qualifies a player for Rule 5 eligibility and which players the Orioles are at risk of losing.