LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers added right-handed pitching prospects Trevor Oaks and Dennis Santana to their 40-man roster Monday to protect them from going to another club in next month's Rule 5 Draft.
Major League clubs had until 5 p.m. PT to protect eligible players by adding them to the 40-man roster.
In corresponding roster moves Monday, left-handed reliever Grant Dayton was claimed by the Braves and right-handed reliever Josh Ravin was designated for assignment, then traded to Atlanta for cash considerations. The Dodgers have a full 40-man roster.
The Rule 5 Draft will take place Dec. 14 at the Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Santana is the organization's No. 12 prospect, according to MLBPipeline.com, and Oaks is rated as the No. 14 prospect.
Oaks, 24, spent most of 2017 with Triple-A Oklahoma City, going 4-3 with a 3.64 ERA in 16 games (15 starts) with 72 strikeouts against 18 walks in 84 innings. He was the Dodgers' seventh-round pick in the 2014 Draft out of California Baptist University.
Santana, 21, split the season between Class A Advanced Rancho Cucamonga and Double-A Tulsa. He combined to go 8-7 with a 4.11 ERA and 129 strikeouts against 45 walks in 118 1/3 innings over 24 games (21 starts). Santana began the season with Rancho Cucamonga and was selected as an All-Star in the California League.
Dayton had Tommy John surgery in August and is doubtful to pitch in 2018. Ravin ended the 2017 season on the 60-day disabled list, the result of an abdominal strain.