Additions To 40-Man Rosters

By Matt Eddy
November 21, 2006

Monday Nov. 20 was the deadline for teams to add players to their major league 40-man rosters to avoid exposing them to December's Rule 5 Draft. The Rule 5 guidelines were adjusted in this year's new Collective Bargaining Agreement, giving teams an extra protection year for players. High school players drafted in 2002 and college players drafted in 2003 become eligible for the Rule 5 for the first time this year.

The players listed below, alphabetically by team, are those who were added to the 40-man roster in November and are protected from the Rule 5.

Arizona Diamondbacks
3B Brian Barden
2B Emilio Bonifacio
SS Alberto Gonzalez
OF Carlos Gonzalez
LHP Evan MacLane
RHP Jailen Peguero
2B Danny Richar

Atlanta Braves
OF Gregor Blanco
OF T.J. Bohn
RHP Jonathan Johnson

Baltimore Orioles
INF Eider Torres

Boston Red Sox
RHP Kyle Jackson
LHP Phil Seibel

Chicago Cubs
RHP Rocky Cherry
LHP Clay Rapada

Chicago White Sox
RHP Dewon Day
SS Andy Gonzalez
RHP Oneli Perez
LHP Heath Phillips
LHP Carlos Vasquez

Cincinnati Reds
OF Chris Dickerson
RHP Calvin Medlock
RHP David Shafer

Cleveland Indians
OF Ben Francisco
RHP J.D. Martin

Colorado Rockies
RHP Darren Clarke
SS Jon Herrera
RHP Ryan Speier

Detroit Tigers
RHP Virgil Vasquez

Florida Marlins
LHP Paul Mildren

Houston Astros
2B Brooks Conrad
OF Mike Rodriguez

Kansas City Royals
LHP Danny Christensen
LHP Neal Musser
RHP Carlos Rosa

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
3B Matt Brown
OF Terry Evans
C Bobby Wilson

Los Angeles Dodgers
RHP Zach Hammes
RHP Eric Hull
LHP Mike Megrew

Milwaukee Brewers
None

Minnesota Twins
LHP Ricky Barrett
LHP Alexander Smit
RHP Oswaldo Sosa
OF Denard Span

New York Mets
OF Carlos Gomez

New York Yankees
RHP Jeff Kennard
OF Bronson Sardinha
LHP Chase Wright

Oakland Athletics
RHP Marcus McBeth

Philadelphia Phillies
None

Pittsburgh Pirates
LHP David Davidson
OF Nyjer Morgan
RHP Romulo Sanchez

St. Louis Cardinals
LHP Troy Cate
RHP Dennis Dove
OF Cody Haerther
RHP Blake Hawksworth

San Diego Padres
SS Luis Cruz
RHP Leo Rosales

San Francisco Giants
RHP Osiris Matos
2B Eugenio Velez

Seattle Mariners
SS Michael Garciaparra
OF Bryan Lahair
LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith
OF Mike Wilson

Tampa Bay Devil Rays
OF Elijah Dukes
2B Elliot Johnson
RHP Mitch Talbot

Texas Rangers
LHP A.J. Murray
RHP Alexi Ogando

Toronto Blue Jays
C Robinzon Diaz

Washington Nationals
LHP Matt Chico
RHP Jermaine Van Buren

Rk.	Pos.	Player
1	OF	Carlos Gonzalez, Diamondbacks
2	OF	Carlos Gomez, Mets
3	OF	Elijah Dukes, Devil Rays
4	RHP	Mitch Talbot, Devil Rays
5	OF	Terry Evans, Angels
6	RHP	Virgil Vasquez, Tigers
7	1B/OF	Bryan LaHair, Mariners
8	RHP	Marcus McBeth, Athletics
9	SS	Alberto Gonzalez, Diamondbacks
10	LHP	Heath Phillips, White Sox
11	OF	Bronson Sardinha, Yankees
12	RHP	Blake Hawksworth, Cardinals
13	LHP	Matt Chico, Nationals
14	LHP	Ryan Rowland-Smith, Mariners
15	SS	Luis Cruz, Padres
16	3B	Brian Barden, Diamondbacks
17	2B	Brooks Conrad, Astros
18	OF	Denard Span, Twins
19	2B	Elliot Johnson, Devil Rays
20	LHP	Alex Smit, Twins

Three most unlikely additions
1.	RHP	Romulo Sanchez, Pirates
Spent most of year in A-ball, but has good size at 6-foot-6
2.	RHP	Alexi Ogando, Rangers
Converted outfielder stuck in DSL by visa fraud issues
3.	RHP	Jonathan Johnson, Braves
Yes, that's the former Florida State ace and '95 Rangers first-rounder