The Rule 5 Draft protection deadline came and went Tuesday.

As expected, all six eligible Top 100 prospects were added to their respective clubs’ 40-man rosters before the 6 p.m. ET closing bell. In total, 54 players ranked among their organizations’ Top 30 prospects were protected from the Rule 5 Draft on Tuesday.

But there were also plenty who were unranked and got the same status as their parent clubs feared losing them to another team through the Rule 5 process. The group shouldn't be so easily disregarded either. Steven Kwan was unranked before being first added to the Guardians’ 40-man in November 2021, and he’s become a two-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glover since then. Brewers right-hander Chad Patrick had a similar status this time last year and finished seventh in NL Roo

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