The deadline for adding players to 40-man rosters has passed. Teams had until 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft, which will take place Dec. 10 at the Winter Meetings in Orlando,

Riley Martin was the Cubs’ sixth-round pick out of Quincy University in 2021. The left-hander turns 28 in March and has spent the last two years at Triple-A Iowa. In 2025 he posted a 2.97 ERA and 1.194 WHIP in 47 games (one start), with 80 strikeouts in 63.2 innings. He’s got a chance to make the Cubs bullpen in 2026.

A federal judge resigned in protest over President Donald Trump's "assault on rule of law," citing the president's partisan use of the justice system.

Deadlines for QO decisions and protecting prospects from the Rule 5 draft highlight today's baseball news. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

This week the Guardians will put the final touches on their 40-man roster before the winter meetings in December.

Nationals have added LHP Jake Bennett, RHP Riley Cornelio and OF Christian Franklin to the 40-man roster, protecting them from being lost in the Rule 5 Draft. Among those left unprotected: INF Cayden Wallace, RHP Tyler Stuart (rehabbing from TJ surgery), RHP Marquis Grissom Jr.

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