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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...
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  • 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...
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    The Major League Baseball draft (officially the Rule 4 Draft; also known as the first-year player draft or amateur draft) is the primary mechanism by which...
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  • but may purchase the rights to Rule 5 Draft Picks. Beginning with the 2012 season, MLB allows one specific class of draft picks to be traded. As part of...
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  • Chicago White Sox. Rule 5 draft results "#10 Isaac Collins". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024. "2019 Colorado Rockies Draft Class". thebaseballcube...
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    to the 2007 season, Hamilton was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 draft; the Cubs traded him to the Cincinnati Reds, where he made his MLB debut...
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  • Shane Smith No. 1 In Rule 5 Draft". forbes.com. Retrieved February 20, 2025. "White Sox select pitcher Shane Smith in Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com (Press release)...
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    2020). "The 2020 Rule 5 Draft Scouting Reports". FanGraphs. Retrieved August 13, 2021. Mayo, Jonathan (December 10, 2020). "2020 Rule 5 Draft results, pick...
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  • Prospects, Gain Four in Rule 5 Draft". si.com. December 7, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2024. Mayo, Jonathan (December 8, 2022). "Rule 5 Draft results 2022". MLB...
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    The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Soriano from the Angels in the 2020 Rule 5 draft. On February 17, 2021, Soriano was placed on the 60-day injured list...
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    leagues for the first time. Rule 5 draft results "Nic Enright undergoes thorough MLB evaluation in preparation for draft". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived...
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    Sox selected Mercedes in the minor league portion of the December 2017 Rule 5 draft. He spent the 2018 season with the High–A Winston-Salem Dash, hitting...
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  • reliever in Rule 5 draft". sandiegouniontribune.com. December 6, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024. Mayo, Jonathan (December 6, 2023). "2023 Rule 5 Draft results:...
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    selected Cortés in the 36th round of the 2013 MLB draft. Taken by the Orioles in the Rule 5 draft after the 2017 season, he made his MLB debut with them...
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    selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 2019 Rule 5 draft. Observers speculated at the time that Megill's exposure to Rule 5 eligibility was largely the result...
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    if the player is a Rule 5 draft pick, the player must be offered back to the club from which he was selected from in the Rule 5 draft for $50,000, half...
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    "Mariners return Rule 5 Draft selection to Tigers". July 17, 2021. "The Detroit News". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 6, 2022. Michigan (April 5, 2022). "Tigers...
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    95 RBIs. Santander was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2016 Rule 5 draft. He made his major league debut on August 18, 2017, at Camden Yards,...
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  • League Rule 5 Target". metsminors.net. Retrieved July 22, 2023. "Mets select two pitchers, lose two others in minor league phase of Rule 5 Draft". North...
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    contract and added him to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Johnson was optioned to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides to begin the 2023...
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    2020, the San Francisco Giants selected Núñez from the Mets in the Rule 5 draft. On March 15, 2021, it was announced that Núñez had sprained the ulnar...
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    July 2003 for pitcher John Wasdin. Thompson was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2003 Rule 5 Draft and was traded to the Kansas City Royals. In April...
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    made the team's Opening Day roster. Rule 5 draft results Blomert, Mitch (June 7, 2013). "Flowery Branch's Keller drafted in 8th round by Arizona Diamondbacks"...
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  • from their minor league system with the first six picks in the 2003 Rule 5 draft, even though they had unused spots on their 40-man roster and could have...
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    May 27. On December 13, 2018, Romano was taken third overall in the Rule 5 draft by the Chicago White Sox and was immediately traded to the Texas Rangers...
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  • with a 5.63 ERA in 33 games. On December 8, 2021, the Miami Marlins selected Garcia from the Royals in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. In the...
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  • Rangers added Acosta to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. On December 11, 2024, the Rangers traded Acosta, Echedry Vargas, and...
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  • the Tigers in the Rule 5 draft. Hicks made the Marlins' Opening Day roster. and made his MLB debut on March 28, 2025. Rule 5 draft results "Rangers Select...
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  • select Nasim Nuñez in Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024. Mayo, Jonathan (December 6, 2023). "2023 Rule 5 Draft results: Pick by pick"...
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    surgery. On December 10, 2020, the Boston Red Sox selected Whitlock in the Rule 5 draft. He made the Red Sox' Opening Day roster in 2021. On April 4, 2021, Whitlock...
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