Tuesday was the deadline for teams to add eligible prospects to their 40-man rosters to protect them from December's Rule 5 draft and the Phillies added three pitchers.

Tuesday was an important date in the offseason for all MLB teams: it represented the deadline to add prospects to their 40-man roster in order to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft. As a reminder, players first signed at age 18 or younger have to be added to 40-man rosters within five seasons or they become eligible to be drafted by other organizations.

Monday’s news was a bummer for the Padres on multiple levels. There’s just no sugarcoating that bad luck stung them when the National League’s Rookie of the Year award went to Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes.

Hard-throwing Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes beat San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill and Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio for the National League Rookie of the Year Award on Monday.