Late Wednesday night, presumably before the 8:00 p.m. deadline to do so, the Phillies added some names to their 40 man roster ahead of the freeze before the Rule V draft.
#Phillies add RHP Garrett Cleavinger, RHP Mauricio Llovera and LHP JoJo Romero to 40-man roster, protecting them from Rule 5 Draft. Also acquired Triple-A left-hander Cristopher Sanchez from Rays for minor league INF Curtis Mead. Added Sanchez to 40-man. 39 players on 40-man.
— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) November 21, 2019
Had you been following the Phillies’ minor league systems, their protection of Jojo Romero and Mauricio Llovera shouldn’t be all that surprising.