So as the Astros gear up for the Rule 5 draft (in which other teams can poach other teams' players), the Astros have added some guys to the 40-man roster:
RHP David Carpenter
RHP Jorge DeLeon
RHP Arcenio Leon
2B Jimmy Paredes
And have thus been protected from the Rule 5 draft
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
