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 professional seasons, and any players who signed at 19 years of age or older at signing that now have four professional seasons, who are not on a club’s 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 it’s 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 year’s edition saw some key players change clubs, such as Ryan Noda going from the Dodgers to the Athletics and Blake Sabol going from the Pirates to the Giants.
This post will be updated as the draft continues. Here is the order…
1. Oakland A’s2. Kansas City Royals3. Colorado Rockies4. Chicago White Sox5. Washington Nationals6. St. Louis Cardinals7. Los Angeles Angels8. New York Mets9. Pittsburgh Pirates10. Cleveland Guardians11. Detroit Tigers12. Boston Red Sox13. San Francisco Giants14. Cincinnati Reds15. San Diego Padres16. New York Yankees17. Chicago Cubs18. Miami Marlins19. Arizona Diamondbacks20. Minnesota Twins21. Seattle Mariners22. Toronto Blue Jays23. Texas Rangers24. Philadelphia Phillies25. Houston Astros26. Milwaukee Brewers27. Tampa Bay Rays28. Los Angeles Dodgers29. Baltimore Orioles30. Atlanta Braves