The Angels must make some tough roster decisions

It is the time of year for the Angels when tough roster decisions have to be made.  The Angels have four main prospects who will eligible for the Rule 5 Draft in December if they are not added to the 40-man roster.

The Angels will have to make some adjustments to their 40-man adjustments in order to protect these prospects or risk losing them in the Rule 5 Draft. The Rule 5 Draft allows all major league teams to put in a claim for a player that is left off the 40-Man Roster.  The only stipulation if you choose someone in the Rule 5 Draft they must stay on the team that claims them must keep them on the major league roster all season. If they do not do so, the player has to be offered back to his original team.

To be eligible for the Rule 5 Draft you either had to be signed before they turned 18 and been with their current team for five years or signed before they turned 19 and have been with their current team for four years.  The goal of the Rule 5 draft is to keep any MLB team from having too many minor league prospects that might be able to play their way to the majors more quickly in another organization,

For the Angels there are four notable names on this list infielder Jose Rojas, infielder Jahmai Jones, infielder Leonardo Rivas, and pitcher Hector Yan. Yan, Jones, and Rivas are all on the Angels top 30 prospects.