Three Metaphors Outside Orlando, Florida By: Jason Wojciechowski By Monday at 8pm Eastern time, any player not on a 40-man roster would be available in the Rule 5 draft that will take place in a few weeks at the Winter Meetings. It was, therefore, a fast-and-furious day of additions and subtractions; you probably know intimately…
The Phillies’ Rule 5 rookie has quietly had an excellent freshman season.
Intel on the 13 players selected on Thursday.
Top prospects, organizational depth, and others added to 40-man rosters in anticipation of the Rule 5 Draft.
Top prospects, organizational depth, and others added to 40-man rosters in anticipation of the Rule 5 Draft.
A stressful, successful slice of an agent’s life.
Intel on the nine players selected on Thursday.
What you need to know about today’s Rule 5 picks, with scouting info on each player selected.
The notion of “freely available talent” is something of a Sabermetric piety. Savvy waiver claims and judicious use of the Rule 5 draft are two sources, but it’s mostly by trawling through the minor-league free agents each year that many organizations fill their holes at the highest level.