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Williams among 11 protected by Phillies
- Updated: November 18, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies needed to protect as many prospects as possible from the Rule 5 Draft next month, and on Friday afternoon, they announced they added 11 of them to the 40-man roster.
The group includes right-handers Drew Anderson, Mark Appel, Ben Lively, Ricardo Pinto, Nick Pivetta and Alberto Tirado; left-hander Elniery Garcia; catcher Andrew Knapp; infielder Jesmuel Valentin; and outfielders Dylan Cozens and Nick Williams. Nine of those players rank among the organization’s top 30 prospects, according to MLB Pipeline.com: Williams (No. 3), Cozens (No. 6), Appel (No. 10), Knapp (No. 11), Pinto (No. 15), Pivetta (No. 17), Garcia (No. 19), Lively (No. 23) and Tirado (No. 28).
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