The Phillies added right-handed pitchers Mick Abel, Jean Cabrera, and Moisés Chace to the 40-man roster on Tuesday to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. The draft, which will take place on Dec. 11 at the Winter Meetings in Dallas,

Tuesday was the deadline for teams to add eligible prospects to their 40-man rosters to protect them from December's Rule 5 draft and the Phillies added three pitchers.

Tuesday was an important date in the offseason for all MLB teams: it represented the deadline to add prospects to their 40-man roster in order to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft. As a reminder, players first signed at age 18 or younger have to be added to 40-man rosters within five seasons or they become eligible to be drafted by other organizations.