1st pick of Rule 5 draft

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
Guardians lose four players in Rule 5 draft; select former No. 1 pick of Angels
“There’s a lot of preparation, a lot of unknowns and anxieties,” said Stephen Osterer, new Guardians director of player development. “It’s not super straight forward in projecting who you could or could not lose.
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 season.
White Sox's Shane Smith: First pick of Rule 5 draft
The White Sox selected Smith with the first pick in the Rule 5 draft Wednesday, JJ Cooper of Baseball America reports. Smith has a chance to be a viable rotation option for the White Sox as early as this season,
White Sox select Shane Smith as first pick of Rule 5
The Chicago White Sox select right-handed pitcher Shane Smith from the Milwaukee Brewers organization as the first pick of the Rule 5 Draft
Sox snag Shane Smith from Brewers in Rule 5 draft
With the first pick in the draft that sorta doesn’t really matter, the White Sox plucked pitcher Shane Smith from the Milwaukee Brewers. There was little Rule 5 draft suspense as the White Sox selected,
White Sox select RHP Shane Smith first in Rule 5 Draft
The Chicago White Sox, following a historically bad 121-loss season, selected right-hander Shane Smith with the first pick in the Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday.
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 ...
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Draft Lottery, Rule 5 and Crochet blockbuster headline Pipeline Podcast
They wrap things up by discussing how the Rule 5 Draft went down and answer a listener mailbag question. On the MLB ...
Detroit Tigers Lost Six Players, Gained One During 2024 Rule 5 Draft
The Detroit Tigers are out of luck with six of their prospects as they lost a couple of players, while only selecting one, in ...
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.
Eleven pitchers among 15 players selected in Rule 5 draft
Atlanta chose right-hander Anderson Pilar from the Miami Marlins with the 11th pick and then took infielder Christian Cairo ...
Chicago Cubs Select Four Players, Lose Two in 2024 Rule 5 Draft
The Chicago Cubs had a fairly busy afternoon due to the 2024 Rule 5 Draft with six players now changing teams. After making ...
Brewers pick up a pair of left-handed pitchers, one in Rule 5 draft and another on one-year deal
The Brewers selected left-hander Connor Thomas in the Rule 5 draft and signed left-hander Grant Wolfram to a major-league ...
Blue Jays take Angel Bastardo — a ‘potential high-impact arm’ — in the Rule 5 draft
The Blue Jays selected right-handed pitcher Angel Bastardo from the Boston Red Sox with the seventh pick in the major-league ...
Houston Astros Gain Five Players, Lose None During 2024 Rule 5 Draft
The Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings marks the end to a busy period of the offseason, and the Houston Astros were able to ...