It’s a big day on the MLB offseason calendar, as teams have until later this evening to protect any eligible prospects from the Rule 5 draft. In order to do so, teams must add these minor leaguers to the 40-man roster. The Red Sox have an inordinate number of potential players to protect, so this is one of the more interesting Rule 5 deadlines for them in recent memory. For this week’s roundtable, I asked the staff who they would protect.
Scott Neville
Brayan Bello should be added to the 40-man roster. The 22-year-old started the year in High-A ball where he went 5-0 with a 2.