OAKLAND -- The A's will be tasked with more 40-man roster housekeeping in the coming days should they want to protect any players from next month's Rule 5 Draft.
The A's 40-man roster is full, meaning any addition would have to be countered with a subtraction, making for a potentially tough assignment ahead of Monday's deadline.
The Rule 5 Draft, scheduled for Dec. 14 to cap the Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., allows teams to select players from other organizations who aren't on their club's 40-man roster. Teams invest $100,000 to select a player, who must remain on the Major League roster for the entire season or be offered back to their previous club for $50,000.