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The Rule 5 draft is a Major League Baseball (MLB) player draft that occurs each year in December, at the annual Winter Meeting of general managers. The Rule 5 draft aims to prevent teams from stockpiling too many young players on their minor league affiliate teams when other organizations would be willing to have them play in the major leagues ...
Below are lists of Rule 5 draft results since 1997. Players selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) phase of the Rule 5 draft must be kept on their new team's active roster for the entire following MLB season, or they are placed on waivers and offered back to their original team if not claimed.
In the Rule 5 draft, teams can select an eligible unprotected player from another team for $100,000. A player picked in the Rule 5 draft must stay on the 26-man roster (or the injured list) for ...
NASHVILLE — The Twins did not claim or lose any players in the major league phase of baseball's Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday. They did claim four players in the minor league phase. The Rule 5 Draft ...
The Rule 5 Draft will take place on Dec. 6 during MLB’s Winter Meetings in Nashville. Miami Marlins add two prospects to 40-man roster to protect from Rule 5 Draft Skip to main content
MLB player transactions are governed by The Official Professional Baseball Rules Book, [16] [a] within which, Rule 4 governs the "First-Year Player Draft". [16]: 47–62 Due to its place in the rules book, MLB's amateur draft is sometimes referred to as the "Rule 4 draft"; there is also a distinctly different Rule 5 draft.
Jose Soriano of the Angels was taken first overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Brett de Geus of the Dodgers was chosen next, by the Texas Rangers.
The Kansas City Royals added organizational depth in the 2023 Rule 5 Draft. The Royals drafted pitcher Matt Sauer with the second overall pick in the major-league phase. Sauer, 24, was added to ...