Yu Chang #2 of the Cleveland Indians (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images)
The Cleveland Indians will have some big roster decisions coming up this offseason and these players could lose their 40-man roster spot.
By now, you’ve probably heard about the Cleveland Indians’ impending 40-man roster crunch. With a number of notable minor leaguers soon becoming eligible for the Rule 5 Draft, Cleveland will need to protect them from being poached by other teams by adding them to the 40-man.
The one major caveat of the Rule 5 Draft is that, once selected, the team acquiring a player must keep him on the major-league team for the entire season.