Why Reifert's 'extreme' slider made him a Rule 5 Draft pick
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MLB Rule 5 Draft 2024 Results: Team-by-Team Breakdown
The MLB Rule 5 draft went down on Wednesday, with 15 players being selected during the Major League phase and another 68 prospects taken in the Minor
2024 Rule 5 Draft Results
The 2024 Rule 5 draft will take place this afternoon, starting at 1pm Central time, at the Winter Meetings in Dallas. This post will be updated as picks are made or reports of picks come in. The first pick has already been reported by Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline ( Bluesky link ), which you can see below.
Every pick of this year's Rule 5 Draft, plus 1st-round analysis
Arms were on the menu during Wednesday afternoon’s Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings. A total of 15 players were taken in the Major League phase of this year’s Rule 5 and 11 of them were pitchers. I
Twins add RHP from Phillies' system in first Rule 5 Draft pick since 2017
Eiberson Castellano is the Twins' first Rule 5 pick in seven years.
MLB Rule 5 Draft 2024: Date, Start Time, Format and Top Prospects
Meetings bring with them the Rule 5 Draft, which gives young players not currently on the 40-man roster of any Major League team a chance
Today's Rule 5 Draft: Order, best picks, top available prospects
There is nothing else in baseball quite like the Rule 5 Draft, traditionally the final number of the annual Winter Meetings. Every year, Rule 5 sounds the closing bell on the Winter Meetings by provid
Rays talking about making a Rule 5 pick in Wednesday draft
With a few open spots on their 40-man roster, the Rays seem likely to make a selection in Wednesday’s Rule 5 draft. Baseball operations president Erik Neander said Tuesday afternoon that they still were discussing their plans and had some interest in making what can be a low-risk,
Taking a look at the Cardinals prospects left unprotected from the Rule 5 Draft
The moves made by the Cardinals ahead of the Nov. 19 deadline to protect Rule 5 Draft-eligible players protected top pitching prospects Tink Hence and Tekoah Roby and 2024 minor league standouts Matt Svanson and Matt Koperniak from being available to be drafted by another organization.
Names to watch for the Rule 5 Draft: 2024 Edition
I don’t know if the Rule 5 Draft has gotten increasingly less relevant, but it sure feels that way. Teams now care a lot about roster flexibility, and savvy organizations are focused on skillsets and their own development strengths in a way where the waiver/cash considerations wire can be a more useful avenue for speculative additions than the Rule 5 Draft,
Pitchers dominate Rule 5 draft, comprising 11 of 15 unprotected players picked in big league phase
Pitchers again dominated the big league phase of the Rule 5 draft at the winter meetings, making up 11 of the 15 unprotected ...
White Sox select Shane Smith first in MLB portion of Rule 5 Draft, 15 players taken in all
Smith, 24, went 6-3 with a 3.05 ERA in 32 appearances and 16 starts between Double-A Biloxi and Triple-A Nashville last ...
Short on bullpen arms, Nationals pick up a reliever in Rule 5 draft
Right-handed pitcher Evan Reifert showed swing-and-miss potential in the Tampa Bay Rays’ organization.
Orioles lose 7 prospects in Rule 5 draft, including pitcher Juan Nuñez
The Orioles will leave the winter meetings with seven fewer prospects than they came with, and that’s not because they made a ...
Twins take pitching prospect Eiberson Castellano from Phillies in Rule 5 draft
Castellano, the Phillies' reigning minor league pitcher of the year, was previously targeted by the Twins in trade.
Cincinnati Reds add athletic, good-fielding utility player in Rule 5 draft
The Cincinnati Reds might have improved their fielding by degrees Wednesday with the Rule 5 draft selection of utility player ...
Pitchers again dominate Rule 5 draft, making up 11 of 15 unprotected players in big league phase
Pitchers again dominated the big league phase of the Rule 5 draft at the winter meetings, with 11 of the 15 unprotected ...
Rangers stay put in Rule 5 Draft as MLB’s Winter Meetings come to a close
The Major League phase of baseball’s Rule 5 draft, the official concluding act of the Winter Meetings, came and went ...