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For anyone with a passing interest in the Royals who would like to be informed if anything important or semi-important comes up, today is a bit of an important date.

The Royals have until midnight tonight to decide who (if anyone) to protect from the Rule V draft. Tomorrow morning, anyone who is NOT on the 40-man roster and who has been in the minors 4 years or more (5+ years if signed at 18 yrs old) can be picked.

For the Royals, among the players who are Rule V eligible and potentially good enough for another team to take a chance on are:

OF Jordan Parraz
SS Jeff Bianchi
C Manuel Pina
P Chris Nicoll
P Chris "Disco" Hayes
P Gilbert de la Vara
P Blake Wood