With the Rule 5 draft approaching during the Winter Meetings, the deadline for teams to add players to their 40-man roster has come and gone. Players added to their team's 40-man roster are safe from being taken in the Rule 5 Draft.
Other players safe from the Rule 5 draft include any players signed at age 19 or older (who are protected for three years and players drafted or signed at age 18 or younger, who are protected for four years.
Here is a list of 40-man roster additions for National League teams this off-season, who now can not be taken in the Rule 5 Draft:
Atlanta Braves
- Stephen Marek (P), Todd Redmond (P), Luis Valdez (P) and Diory Hernandez (3B).
New York Mets
- Mike Carp (1B)
Philadelphia Phillies
- Joel Naughton (C), Sergio Escalona (P), John Mayberry Jr. (OF), Carlos Carrasco (P) and Drew Naylor (P)
Florida Marlins
- Brett Hayes (C), Chris Leroux (P), Dallas Trahern (P) and Tim Wood (P).
Washington Nationals
- Luis Atilano (P), Ian Desmond (SS) and Leonard Davis (OF)
Chicago Cubs
- Mitch Atkins (P), Justin Berg (P), and Marcos Mateo (P)
Milwaukee Brewers
- Omar Aguilar (P), Alex Periard (P), Mark Rogers (P), and Cody Scarpetta (P)
St. Louis Cardinals
- Tyler Greene (SS) and Matt Scherer (P)
Houston Astros
- Drew Sutton (2B), Tommy Manzella (SS), Brian Bogusevic (OF), and Polin Trinidad (P).
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Neil Walker (3B), Steve Lerud (C), Jose Tabata (OF), Ronald Uviedo (P), Jeff Sues (P), and Evan Meek (P)
Cincinnati Reds
- Juan Francisco (3B), Matt Maloney (P), Carlos Fisher (P), Sam LeCure (P) and Robert Manuel (P).
Los Angeles Dodgers
- Brent Leach (P), Victor Garate (P), Travis Schlichting (P), Jesus Castillo (P), and Jaime Hoffman (OF)
San Francisco Giants
- Jesse English (P), Waldis Joaquin (P), Joseph Martinez (P) and Henry Sosa (P)
Arizona Diamondbacks
- Pedro Ciriaco (SS), Jose Marte (P), Kyler Newby (P), Cesar Valdez (P), Leyson Septimo (P) and Clay Zavada (P).
Colorado Rockies
- Eric Young Jr. (2B), Ryan Mattheus (P), Samuel Deduno (P), Shane Lindsay (P), Hector Gomez (SS) and Chris Nelson (SS)
San Diego Padres
- Matt Bush (P), Cesar Carrillo (P), Jackson Quezada (P), Cesar Ramos (P), Jose Lobaton (C) and Luis Durango (OF).
