January 21, 2026 5:23 PM PST
The 2023 Rule 5 draft will begin at 1pm Central time today at the Winter Meetings in Nashville. As a refresher, the Rule 5 draft is a way for players potentially talented enough for the big leagues but blocked by their current clubs to find opportunities elsewhere. Any players that were 18 and under at the time of their original signing and have played five profe sional seasons, and any players who signed at 19 years of age or older at signing that now have four profe sional seasons, who are not on a clubs 40-man roster are eligible to be selected in the Rule 5 draft. The clubs will draft in reverse order of the 2023 standings, with no club obligated to make a selection when its their turn. If they do make a pick, they will have to pay $100K to the team they select from. The selected players must stay on the active roster (or injured list) for the entire 2024 season or else be placed on waivers. If they clear waivers, they must be offered back to their original team. They cannot be optioned to the minors. Last years edition saw some key players change clubs, such as going from the Dodgers to the Athletics and going from the Pirates Danny Weldon Jersey to the Giants. This post will be updated as the draft continues. Here is the order 1. Athletics: RHP (Yankees) 2. Royals: RHP (Yankees) 3. Rockies: RHP (Rays) 4. White Sox: LHP (Red Sox) 5. Nationals: SS (Marlins) 6. Cardinals: RHP (Red Sox) 7. Angels: pa s 8. Mets: RHP (Rangers); Mets later traded Slaten to the Red Sox for LHP * and cash considerations. 9. Pirates: pa s 10. Guardians: 3B (Diamondbacks) 11. Tigers: pa s 12. Red Sox: pa s 13. Giants: pa s 14. Reds: pa s 15. Padres: RHP (Mariners) 16. Yankees: pa s 17. Cubs: pa s 18. Marlins: pa s 19. Diamondbacks: pa s 20. Twins: pa s 21. Mariners: pa s 22. Blue Jays: pa s 23. Rangers: RHP (Yankees) 24. Phillies: pa s 25. Astros: pa s 26. Brewers: pa s 27. Rays: pa s 28. Dodgers: pa s 29. Orioles: pa s 30. Braves: pa s The minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft also occurred this afternoon. Those players will not go onto the selecting teams 40-man roster. A few former major leaguers changed uniforms. They include 1B going from the Diamondbacks to the Pirates while the Yankees took RHP from the Astros. * ( first reported that Ammons was going to the Mets. added that Ammons and cash were being exchanged for Slaten. Neiron Ball Jersey
The 2023 Rule 5 draft will begin at 1pm Central time today at the Winter Meetings in Nashville. As a refresher, the Rule 5 draft is a way for players potentially talented enough for the big leagues but blocked by their current clubs to find opportunities elsewhere. Any players that were 18 and under at the time of their original signing and have played five profe sional seasons, and any players who signed at 19 years of age or older at signing that now have four profe sional seasons, who are not on a clubs 40-man roster are eligible to be selected in the Rule 5 draft. The clubs will draft in reverse order of the 2023 standings, with no club obligated to make a selection when its their turn. If they do make a pick, they will have to pay $100K to the team they select from. The selected players must stay on the active roster (or injured list) for the entire 2024 season or else be placed on waivers. If they clear waivers, they must be offered back to their original team. They cannot be optioned to the minors. Last years edition saw some key players change clubs, such as going from the Dodgers to the Athletics and going from the Pirates Danny Weldon Jersey to the Giants. This post will be updated as the draft continues. Here is the order 1. Athletics: RHP (Yankees) 2. Royals: RHP (Yankees) 3. Rockies: RHP (Rays) 4. White Sox: LHP (Red Sox) 5. Nationals: SS (Marlins) 6. Cardinals: RHP (Red Sox) 7. Angels: pa s 8. Mets: RHP (Rangers); Mets later traded Slaten to the Red Sox for LHP * and cash considerations. 9. Pirates: pa s 10. Guardians: 3B (Diamondbacks) 11. Tigers: pa s 12. Red Sox: pa s 13. Giants: pa s 14. Reds: pa s 15. Padres: RHP (Mariners) 16. Yankees: pa s 17. Cubs: pa s 18. Marlins: pa s 19. Diamondbacks: pa s 20. Twins: pa s 21. Mariners: pa s 22. Blue Jays: pa s 23. Rangers: RHP (Yankees) 24. Phillies: pa s 25. Astros: pa s 26. Brewers: pa s 27. Rays: pa s 28. Dodgers: pa s 29. Orioles: pa s 30. Braves: pa s The minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft also occurred this afternoon. Those players will not go onto the selecting teams 40-man roster. A few former major leaguers changed uniforms. They include 1B going from the Diamondbacks to the Pirates while the Yankees took RHP from the Astros. * ( first reported that Ammons was going to the Mets. added that Ammons and cash were being exchanged for Slaten. Neiron Ball Jersey