It's almost Nov. 20, the day when Major League Baseball teams must decide which players they will add to the 40-man roster for the purpose of protection from December's Rule 5 Draft. Most players selected in that draft don't end up making a huge impact in the majors, but there have been a few—most notably, Roberto Clemente, Johan Santana, Dan Uggla, Josh Hamilton and Joakim Soria—who have had huge breakthroughs for their new squads.
The Rockies have had varying degrees of success with the Rule 5 Draft, getting contributions over the years from the likes of Luis Gonzalez (the other one) and Tommy Kahnle while cutting ties with others such as Daniel Rosenbaum.