The deadline for adding players to 40-man rosters has passed. Teams had until 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft, which will take place Dec. 10 at the Winter Meetings in Orlando,

The league's deadline to protect players from the upcoming Rule 5 Draft was Nov. 18. Here are the four players the team chose to protect.

The Detroit Tigers must protect their prospects from the Rule 5 draft – scheduled for Dec. 10 – by adding them to the 40-man roster on Nov. 18.

The Pittsburgh Pirates made many roster decisions ahead of the Rule 5 Draft deadline, including designating four players for assingment. The Pirate

The White Sox added Tanner McDougal and Duncan Davitt to their 40-man roster to protect them from next month’s Rule 5 draft. The team also placed left-hander Fraser Ellard, who had two separate stints on the injured list, on the Voluntarily Retired List. Ellard, 28, was drafted by the Sox in the 2021 MLB Draft.

The deadline for adding players to 40-man rosters is here. Teams have until 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft, which will take place Dec. 10 at the Winter Meetings in Orlando,

Hours before Tuesday’s 6 p.m. ET deadline to add prospects to the 40-man roster as protection from next month’s Rule 5 Draft, the Red Sox swung a trade and cut two players.

MLB teams have until the late afternoon to make decisions that could change their trajectory entirely. The qualifying offer and Rule 5 Draft roster deadlines loom large.