What is the MLB Rule 5 Draft? When is it and why is it important?

This year’s annual MLB Winter Meetings will conclude with the Rule 5 draft on December 6 ... signed in 2019 or 18 or younger and signed in 2018 or earlier. It’s worth noting that all non ... Read More

What former Rule 5 Draft picks had to say about what it’s like to be selected

As soon as the clock strikes 2 p.m. on Wednesday, the lives of multiple minor league baseball players are about to change. That time marks the start of this year’s Rule 5 Draft, which will be ... Read More

Cardinals select RHP Ryan Fernandez in Rule 5 draft

LOUIS (KMOX) - For the second consecutive year, the St. Louis Cardinals have selected a player in Major League Phase of the Rule 5 draft ... 23rd round in the 2018 MLB Draft. Read More

Former Rule 5 Draft Pick Returns to Dodgers After Being DFA’d By Brewers

Varland had been selected by the Brewers in the Rule 5 Draft this past year ... he has shown his ability to compete at the MLB level this year. In 2022 with the Tulsa Drillers, Varland had ... Read More

Yankees lose three RHP in MLB phase of 2023 Rule 5 Draft

the Rule 5 Draft struck another huge blow to their depth – with the Bombers losing three arms in the Major League phase and seven players overall. The Yankees did not make a pick in the Major ... Read More

Rangers Make Rule 5 Draft Moves

By not doing so, the Rangers would expose them to the Rule 5 Draft next month. The Rangers had five Top 30 prospects, as ranked by MLB.com ... is a former first-round pick, while Corniell was ... Read More

Chicago Cubs Select Giants Prospect In Rule 5 Draft

The Chicago Cubs didn't lose any players in the MLB portion of the rule 5 Draft but were not so lucky ... A fifth-round pick out of Louisiana by the Brewers in 2020, Cantrelle batted just ... Read More

Chicago Cubs Face Losing Catching Prospect in Rule 5 Draft

But the Chicago Cubs risk losing one during the Rule 5 Draft next Wednesday in Nashville during the MLB Winter Meetings — Pablo Aliendo. Aliendo has been in the minor leagues since 2018. Read More

MLB’s 2023-24 offseason calendar: Free agents, awards, Rule 5 draft, non-tenders, arbitration, more

Sunday, December 3: The Contemporary Baseball Era Committee of the Hall of Fame will meet with the results of the vote announced live on MLB ... pick. Wednesday, December 6: The Rule 5 Draft ... Read More

Yankees Lose Top 30 Prospect in Rule 5 Draft

The Yankees did pick ... who has MLB experience with the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs. He pitched with the Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate in Iowa in 2023. 2023 Rule 5 Draft ... Read More

SF Giants pass on making a pick at the 2023 MLB Rule 5 Draft

The SF Giants chose not to make a selection with the 13th overall pick in the 2023 Rule 5 Draft. The Rule 5 Draft gives every MLB team with open spots on their 40-man roster an opportunity to ... Read More

Orioles do not add any players to 40-man roster ahead of Rule 5 draft deadline

Tuesday’s deadline to protect players from this year’s Rule 5 ... 2018 international signings, 2019 high school picks, and 2020 college picks or undrafted signings following the shortened ... Read More