Amid the Phillies hiring of Joe Dillon as hitting coach this past week, the club was faced with a Wednesday deadline of deciding which of their prospects to place on the 40-man roster and protect from the Rule 5 Draft.
The Phillies ultimately opted protecting their No. 10-ranked prospect LHP JoJo Romero, No. 15-ranked prospect RHP Mauricio Llovera, RHP, as well as a pair of non-ranked southpaws, Garrett Cleavinger and Cristopher Sanchez. The last prospect, Sanchez, had just been acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays.