Here’s every ranked prospect that needs to be protected ahead of Tuesday’s 40-man deadline

All 30 Major League teams have decisions to make ahead of Tuesday's 6 p.m. ET deadline to set 40-man rosters. Eligible players who are not added to their respective organization's roster by then can be selected by another organization in the Rule 5 Draft, which is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 9, in San Diego. Players first signed at age 18 or younger must be added to 40-man rosters within five seasons or they become eligible to be drafted by other organizations through the Rule 5 process. Players signed at 19 years or older have to be protected within four seasons. Clubs pay $100,000 to select a player in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft. If that player doesn't stay on the 26-man roster for the full season, he must be offered back to his former team for $50,000. More from MLB Pipeline : • Top 100 prospects | Stats | Video | Podcast | Complete coverage For this year, that means an international or high school Draft pick signed in 2022 had to be protected. A college player taken in the 2023 Draft was in the same position. There are eight players on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list who needed to be protected or become exposed to the Rule 5 Draft: Christian Zazueta, RHP, Dodgers ( No. 33 ) Travis Sykora, RHP, Nationals ( No. 48 ) Jarlin Susana, RHP, Nationals ( No. 66 ) Jefferson Rojas, 3B/SS, Mets ( No. 68 ) Demetrio Crisantes, 2B, D-backs ( No. 84 ) Josue Briceño, C/1B, Tigers ( No. 86 ) Nolan Perry, RHP, Blue Jays ( No. 90 ) Bryan Rincon, SS, Phillies ( No. 96 ) It would be very surprising if any of these prospects did not end up on a 40-man roster by the deadline. Over the past 11 seasons, all 104 Top 100 prospects who were eligible got roster spots: 2025 : 6 2024 : 4 2023 : 6 2022 : 15 2021 : 14 2020 : 7 2019 : 13 2018 : 8 2017 : 8 2016 : 12 2015 : 11 Here's a list of all 30 teams' Top 30 prospects who need to be protected to avoid being exposed to the Rule 5 Draft: Arizona Diamondbacks Demetrio Crisantes, 2B (No. 1/MLB No. 84) Jansel Luis, 3B/SS (No. 10) Ashton Izzi, RHP (No. 14) Wellington Aracena, RHP (No. 15) Alberto Barriga, C (No. 16) Cristofer Torin, SS/2B (No. 17) Druw Jones, OF (No. 22) Manuel Pena, 1B/3B/OF (No. 28) Athletics Cole Conn, C (No. 21) Kenya Huggins, RHP (No. 23) Nathan Dettmer, RHP (No. 24) Jackson Finley, RHP (No. 27) Atlanta Braves Cedric De Grandpre, RHP (No. 25) Drue Hackenberg, RHP (No. 26) Baltimore Orioles Michael Forret, RHP (No. 10) Aron Estrada, 2B/OF (No. 13) Enrique Bradfield Jr., OF (No. 18) Nestor German, RHP (No. 21) Braxton Bragg, RHP (No. 22) Levi Wells, RHP (No. 23) Creed Willems, C/1B (No. 28) Boston Red Sox Blake Wehunt, RHP (No. 16) Mikey Romero, 3B/2B (No. 19) Hayden Mullins, LHP (No. 26) Miguel Bleis, OF (No. 27) Johanfran Garcia, C (No. 28) Chicago Cubs Jaxon Wiggins, RHP (No. 6) Jose Escobar, OF/2B (No. 16) Grant Kipp, RHP (No. 20) Brody McCullough, RHP (No. 29) Chicago White Sox William Bergolla Jr., SS/2B (No. 9) Mathias LaCombe, RHP (No. 17) Ryan Burrowes, INF/OF (No. 22) Alexander Albertus, 3B/1B (No. 27) Cincinnati Reds Carlos Sanchez, 3B/SS/OF (No. 14) Cam Collier, 3B/1B (No. 17) Jay Allen II, OF (No. 21) Carter Graham, 1B (No. 22) Cleveland Guardians Jaison Chourio, OF (No. 5) Justin Campbell, RHP (No. 9) Kody Huff, C/1B/3B (No. 27) Colorado Rockies Jackson Cox, RHP (No. 8) Roc Riggio, 2B (No. 12) Andy Perez, SS (No. 15) Bryant Betancourt, C (No. 27) Angel Jimenez, RHP (No. 28) Roynier Hernandez, 2B/3B (No. 30) Detroit Tigers Josue Briceño, C/1B (No. 4/MLB No. 86) Max Anderson, 2B/3B (No. 10) Franyerber Montilla, SS (No. 28) Houston Astros Jackson Nezuh, RHP (No. 16) Will Bush, C/1B (No. 23) James Hicks, RHP (No. 30) Kansas City Royals Lucas Braun, RHP (No. 16) Carson Roccaforte, OF (No. 17) Felix Arronde, RHP (No. 21) Los Angeles Angels Nelson Rada, CF (No. 6) Raudi Rodriguez, OF (No. 19) Mason McGwire, RHP (No. 21) Joel Hurtado, RHP (No. 27) Los Angeles Dodgers Christian Zazueta, RHP (No. 5/MLB No. 33) Adam Serwinowski, LHP (No. 14) Jackson Ferris, LHP (No. 17) Logan Wagner, 3B/2B (No. 19) Nico Perez, 2B/3B (No. 22) Noah Miller, SS/3B (No. 25) Miami Marlins Karson Milbrandt, RHP (No. 6) Kemp Alderman, OF/1B (No. 8) Brayden Taylor, 3B/2B (No. 10) Jonathon Long, 1B/OF (No. 19) Juan Matheus, 3B/2B (No. 23) Cristian Hernández, SS/2B (No. 24) Eliazar Dishmey, RHP (No. 30) Milwaukee Brewers Jett Williams, 3B/SS/OF (No. 10) Luke Adams, 1B/3B (No. 13) Minnesota Twins Yasser Mercedes, OF (No. 17) New York Mets Jefferson Rojas, 3B/SS (No. 1/MLB No. 68) Jacob Reimer, 3B (No. 6) Jack Wenninger, RHP (No. 8) Ryan Clifford, OF (No. 14) Gary Gill Hill, RHP (No. 16) Chris Suero, C/OF/1B (No. 17) Jose Chirinos, RHP (No. 26) New York Yankees Carlos Lagrange, RHP (No. 3) Allen Facundo, LHP (No. 7) Kyle Carr, LHP (No. 12) Luis Serna, RHP (No. 18) Cade Smith, RHP (No. 21) Jace Avina, OF (No. 24) Omar Alfonzo, C/1B (No. 28) Coby Morales, 3B/1B (No. 29) Get the latest from the Twins Have the latest news, ticket information, and more from the Twins and MLB delivered right to your inbox. Sign up Philadelphia Phillies Bryan Rincon, SS (No. 4/MLB No. 96) Aroon Escobar, 2B (No. 6) Juan Villavicencio, SS/3B (No. 19) Wen-Hui Pan, RHP (No. 20) Mavis Graves, LHP (No. 26) Pittsburgh Pirates Axiel Plaz, C/1B (No. 7) Yordany De Los Santos, SS/3B/2B (No. 14) Termarr Johnson, 2B (No. 19) Lonnie White Jr., OF (No. 25) Tony Blanco Jr., 1B (No. 27) Jhonny Severino, 3B/OF (No. 28) San Diego Padres Tucker Musgrove, RHP (No. 7) Braedon Karpathios, OF (No. 19) Jake Cunningham, OF (No. 25) Lamar King Jr., C/1B (No. 27) San Francisco Giants Henry Lalane, LHP (No. 11) Jancel Villarroel, C (No. 18) Joe Whitman, LHP (No. 23) Luis De La Torre, LHP (No. 25) Seattle Mariners Carlos Jimenez, OF (No. 25) St. Louis Cardinals Jesus Baez, SS/2B (No. 15) Jacob Odle, RHP (No. 21) Tampa Bay Rays Santiago Suarez, RHP (No. 16) Xavier Isaac, 1B (No. 18) Jackson Baumeister, RHP (No. 24) TJ Nichols, RHP (No. 27) Tre' Morgan, 1B (No. 29) Texas Rangers Hector Osorio, OF (No. 14) Izack Tiger, RHP (No. 26) Toronto Blue Jays Nolan Perry, RHP (No. 2/MLB No. 90) Gage Stanifer, RHP (No. 9) RJ Schreck, OF (No. 12) Josh Kasevich, INF (No. 13) Daniel Guerra, RHP (No. 15) Jay Harry, SS/2B/OF (No. 21) Victor Arias, OF (No. 24) Washington Nationals Travis Sykora, RHP (No. 2/MLB No. 48) Jarlin Susana, RHP (No. 4/MLB No. 66) Alejandro Rosario, RHP (No. 19) Yeremy Cabrera, OF (No. 27)