Brewers face roster moves for Rule 5 eligible players

It costs $50,000 to make a claim, half of which must be returned along with the player if he does not spend the entire ensuing season in the Major Leagues.

Assistant GM Gord Ash said earlier this week that the Brewers had all but finalized Thursday's additions. As of Wednesday afternoon, the Brewers had four openings on their 40-man roster, though it's possible they could free additional space before the deadline.

In all, 43 Brewers prospects are Rule 5 eligible, including one -- right-hander John Ely -- who signed a Minor League contract with the club Wednesday. He made 18 starts for the Dodgers in 2010 but has switched to relief since then and has not pitched in the Majors in the past two seasons.

Here's a look at some of the notables among the other 42:

RHP Jungmann: The 24-year-old (he turns 25 next month) tops the list of prospects who are locks to be added to Milwaukee's roster. Drafted 12th overall in 2011, Jungmann made it to Triple-A Nashville for the first time in 2014 and held his own, going 8-6 with a 3.98 ERA in 18 starts and one relief appearance. He has a 3.79 ERA in three Minor League seasons and is 10th on MLB.com's latest list of the Top 20 Brewers prospects.

RHP Goforth: Ranked No. 17 on MLB.com's Brewers prospect list, the 26-year-old logged 27 saves for Double-A Huntsville last season and could reprise the role next year in Nashville if he doesn't make Milwaukee's roster.

MLBPipeline.com's Bernie Pleskoff discusses David Goforth, a right-handed reliever who could transition into a closing role for the Brewers

SS Rivera: A polished defender who is only 22 years old, Rivera is among a trio of top young Brewers shortstops along with Jean Segura (who is coming off his second full Major League season) and Orlando Arcia (who is second on MLB.com's list of Brewers prospects and tops one just released this week by Baseball Prospectus). Rivera split last season between Class A Advanced Brevard County and Huntsville.

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