This article is about how the Rule 5 draft works. For a list of past draft selections, see Rule 5 draft results.
Johan Santana, selected in the Rule 5 draft following the 1999 season, went on to win two Cy Young Awards
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.[1] The Rule 5 draft is named for its place in The Official Professional Baseball Rules Book. The Rule 4 draft—more widely known as the "first-year player draft", "amateur draft", or simply the "MLB draft"—is a distinctly different process by which teams select high school and college players, and takes place annually in July.
The Rule 5 draft has happened every year since 1920. The 2021 MLB lockout led to the postponement of the major league phase of the Rule 5 draft, but the minor league phase proceeded as scheduled.[2]
^MLB Draft Rules – DraftSite.com.
^Glaser, Kyle (December 2, 2021). "Major League Rule 5 Draft Postponed, Minor League Phase Will Still Take Place". Baseball America. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
The Rule5draft is a Major League Baseball (MLB) player draft that occurs each year in December, at the annual Winter Meeting of general managers. The...
The Major League Baseball draft (officially the Rule 4 draft; also known as the First Year Player Draft) is the primary mechanism of Major League Baseball...
but may purchase the rights to Rule5Draft Picks. Beginning with the 2012 season, MLB allows one specific class of draft picks to be traded. As part of...
to the 2007 season, Hamilton was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the Rule5draft; the Cubs traded him to the Cincinnati Reds, where he made his MLB debut...
(17) and RBI (55). Joe was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2018 Rule5draft. On March 21, 2019, the Reds traded Joe to the San Francisco Giants in...
MLB draft, and he signed for a signing bonus of $50,000. On December 7, 2022, the Chicago White Sox selected Avila from the Giants in the 2022 Rule5 draft...
the Opening Day roster. Rule5draft results "#50 Oliver Dunn - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024. "MLB Draft 2019: Yankees take Utah...
the St. Louis Cardinals selected Fernandez from the Red Sox in the Rule5draft. He made the Cardinals' Opening Day roster as part of the team's bullpen...
following the 2019 season to protect him from being eligible in the Rule5draft. He was invited to the regularly held 2020 spring training, as well as...
Reds with the fourth overall pick in the Major League phase of the 2022 Rule5draft. He was then traded 90 minutes later to the San Francisco Giants for...
2020, the Detroit Tigers selected Baddoo with the third pick in the Rule5draft. Baddoo made the team's 2021 Opening Day roster after hitting .325 with...
Red Sox selected Rutledge from the Rockies with the 26th pick of the Rule5draft. On December 21, 2017, Rutledge signed a minor league contract with the...
the Rule5draft. Irvin was optioned to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings to begin the 2023 season. In 5 starts, Irvin registered a 2–2 record and 5.64...
95 RBIs. Santander was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2016 Rule5draft. He made his major league debut on August 18, 2017, at Camden Yards,...
reliever in Rule5draft". sandiegouniontribune.com. December 6, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024. Mayo, Jonathan (December 6, 2023). "2023 Rule5Draft results:...
round of the 2016 MLB draft. Martinez remained in the Oakland organization until the Astros selected him in the 2020 Rule5draft, and he made his MLB...
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