"Today was an important day on the baseball offseason calendar, as 6:00 p.m. ET today marked the deadline for teams to add players to their 40-man roster in order to protect them from selection in the upcoming Rule 5 Draft. Plenty of teams got busy with making moves and additions to their 40-man roster but one team that didn't was the Atlanta Braves. The deadline came and went and Atlanta's 40-man roster was unchanged."
"...He's coming off a very good year, spent almost entirely with Double-A Mississippi, in which he finished third in the Southern League in ERA (2.62) and WHIP (1.06). He's also topped 120 innings in each of his three seasons, but he doesn't miss a ton of bats and throws his slider more than his fringy fastball, giving him a lower ceiling."
The Rule 5 Draft protection deadline arrived at 6:00 p.m. ET, requiring teams to add players to their 40-man rosters to prevent selection. The Atlanta Braves did not add any players and left their 40-man roster unchanged. Ian Mejia posted strong Double-A numbers with a 2.62 ERA and 1.06 WHIP and has exceeded 120 innings in three seasons, though his strikeout profile and pitch mix lower his ceiling. Blake Burkhalter logged 103 minor-league innings with a 3.32 ERA and showed success at Double-A before a tougher stint in Triple-A. Both players are now eligible for Rule 5 selection.
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