For many teams, this time of year is about 40-man roster maneuvering. Teams are preparing for the Rule 5 Draft — and protecting their own players from it — and evaluating both trades and free agency, which require a balancing of the 40-man roster.
Heim, 30, batted just .213 with 11 home runs and 43 RBIs last season for the Rangers. It was a far cry from 2023 campaign (.258-18-95), when he led American League catchers in RBIs ....
Burkhalter, a pitcher, was not selected to the Braves' 40-man roster on Tuesday, making him eligible to be picked up by another team in December's Rule 5 Draft... .
Central time was the deadline for teams to move players in their minor-league systems to their 40-man rosters to protect them from being selected in next month’s Rule 5 Draft... 40-man roster Tuesday.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians added four prospects and dropped one right-hander who helped them win the AL Central this year in preparation for the Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 10 at the winter meetings ....
The Los Angeles Dodgers have added left-handed pitcher Ronan Kopp to the 40-man roster. The 23-year-old had a 2-4 record with a 3.43 ERA in 49 games between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City last season. He started the season ....
The Twins added six prospects to their 40-man roster, shielding them from next month’s Rule 5 Draft, and swung a trade for reliever Eric Orze from Tampa Bay, making for a busy Tuesday ... .