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.

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)

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)