MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers added four of MLBPipeline.com's top 20 Milwaukee prospects to the 40-man roster ahead of Monday's deadline to protect eligible players from next month's Rule 5 Draft. They are infielder Mauricio Dubon, pitchers Freddy Peralta and Marcos Diplan and catcher Jacob Nottingham.
Generally, players who signed when they were 18 or younger in 2013 or were drafted out of college in 2014 required a spot on a team's 40-man roster to avoid being exposed to the 29 other teams at the Winter Meetings. With their additions, the Brewers' roster is at 39.