Deadline to protect prospects from Rule 5 draft approaching

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Indians Depth Chart & Rosters | Indians Baseball Insider
IBI will be updating the official moves as they happen, and it appears it’ll be free on this roster page. Currently they project Eli Morgan, Carlos Vargas, Nolan Jones, Gabriel Arias, and Ernie Clement to be protected ahead of the 8 p.m. deadline.

Cleveland Indians have 40-man roster spots to fill in preparation for Rule 5 Draft | Cleveland
More analysis over at CleCom, which notes that MLB.com projects Luis Oviedo and Will Benson to be protected instead of Ernie Clement and Eli Morgan.

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