Tag: Rule 5 Draft
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The Trade Deadline and the Rule 5 Draft: A Match Made In (Playoff) Heaven?
The MLB trade deadline is less than a week away, and teams are typically scurrying around to various Minor League affiliates of the organizations they want to make deals with. In regard to the upcoming trade deadline, teams may seek to flip prospects they’ll have to protect by adding to the 40-man roster instead of…
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The 2024 Rule 5 Draft – Yankees
The Rule 5 draft is always an exciting and nerve-wracking time for anyone who follows a team’s farm system, and this year is no different. On November 19th, the Yankees protected two players, adding utility player Jesus Rodriguez and infielder Caleb Durbin to their 40-man roster. Durbin had recently played in the Arizona Fall League…