There’s probably not a Johan Santana or Anthony Santander in the bunch, but that didn’t stop Major League Baseball teams from selecting 13 players in the Dec. 10 Rule 5 draft, the concluding event at the winter meetings.
Players are eligible for the Rule 5 draft if they have not been placed on their club’s 40-man roster after four or five years in the organization, depending on whether they were 18 and younger or 19 and older at the time of signing.
Teams pay $100,000 to draft a player and they must be kept on the big league roster for an entire season, or be offered back to the original club for $50,000.
A look at the draftees:
Major league phase
Rockies: RHP RJ Petit (from Tigers)
White Sox: RHP Jedixson Paez (from Red Sox)
Nationals: RHP Griff McGarry (from PHI)
Twins: C Daniel Susac (from Athletics, later traded to SF for C Miguel Caraballo and cash)
Pirates: RHP Carter Baumler (from BAL; later traded to TEX for RHP Jaiker Garcia and cash)
Athletics: RHP Ryan Watson (from SF)
Cardinals: RHP Matt Pushard (from MIA)
Astros: RHP Roddery Muñoz (from CIN)
Guardians: RHP Peyton Pallette (from White Sox, CWS No. 14 prospect)
Blue Jays: RHP Spencer Miles (from SF)
Yankees: RHP Cade Winquest (from STL)
Phillies: RHP Zach McCambley (from MIA)
White Sox: RHP Alexander Alberto (from TB)
Minor league phase
Rockies: RHP TJ Shook (from NYM)
White Sox: RHP Jackson Kelley (from TEX)
Nationals: RHP Sandy Gaston (from LAA)
Twins: RHP Sam Ryan (from LAA)
Pirates: RHP Junior Flores (from SF)
Angels: RHP Eybersson Polanco (from BOS)
Athletics: RHP Abel Mercedes (from HOU)
Braves: OF Carter Howell, (from SF)
Rays: RHP Alvaro Mejias (from BOS)
Cardinals: RHP Ryan Murphy (from SF)
Marlins: RHP Jake Smith (from Angels)
D-backs: RHP Antonio Menendez (from TB)
Rangers: RHP Jonathan Brand (from BOS)
Reds: LHP Nate Peterson (from MIL)
Mets: RHP Justin Armbruester (from BAL)
Tigers: RHP Luke Taggart (from COL)
Astros: RHP Trey McLoughlin (from NYM)
Guardians: RHP Jack Carey (from PIT)
Red Sox: LHP Caden Vire (from MIL)
Mariners: 1B Carson Taylor (from PHI)
Cubs: RHP Adam Stone (from NYY)
Blue Jays: OF Hedbert Perez (from MIL)
Yankees: RHP Hansel Rincon (from MIL)
Phillies: IF Austin Murr (from DET)
Brewers: RHP Cole Phillips (from SEA)
Nationals: RHP Brady Hill (from COL)
Twins: OF Garrett Spain (from MIL)
Pirates: LHP Brandon Neeck (from LAD)
Athletics: RHP Darlin Pinales (from AZ)
Braves: C Archer Brookman (from DET)
Marlins: RHP Livan Reinoso (from LAD)
D-backs: RHP Sean Harney (from STL)
Reds: 1B Zavier Warren (from MIL)
Mets: LHP Aaron Rozek (from MIN)
Tigers: RHP Jan Caraballo (SF)
Astros: OF Edwin Sanchez (from LAD)
Red Sox: OF Matt Lloyd (from STL)
Mariners: RHP Sean Hermann (from NYY)
Cubs: RHP Zane Mills (from STL)
Blue Jays: RHP Travis Kuhn (from DET)
Yankees: C Abrahan Gutierrez (from ATH)
Phillies: RHP Evan Gates (from SF)
Nationals: RHP Dylan Tebrake (from NYM)
Pirates: RHP Kyle Larsen (from TEX)
Athletics: RHP Jorge Marcheco (from LAA)
D-backs: INF Danny Serretti (from DET)
Mets: LHP Matt Turner (from NYY)
Tigers: RHP John Stankiewicz (from MIN)
Red Sox: C Raudelis Martinez (from TB)
Cubs: UTIL Devin Ortiz (from SD)
Nationals: OF Jack Rogers (from CIN)
Pirates: RHP Bryan Mena (from COL)
Tigers: RHP Yendy Gomez (from LAA)
Nationals: RHP Eiker Huizi (from SD)
Nationals: RHP Cesar Rojas (from TB)