2020 Rule 5 Draft results: Pirates take Angels prospect with 1st pick
Major League Baseball's 2020 Rule 5 Draft concluded Thursday afternoon on Day 4 of the annual winter meetings. Teams were able to select from other clubs' unprotected prospects provided they had space on their 40-man roster.
It costs teams $100,000 to make a pick in the Rule 5 Draft, but not all teams will take a player. Players who are selected are automatically placed on their new team's 26-man roster. They must be placed on outright waivers to be removed during the upcoming season. If a player clears waivers, he must be offered back to his original team for $50,000 and can only be sent to the minors if that team does not wish to reacquire him.
Here are this year's selections. Clubs that decided not to make a selection are marked NA.
Major League Phase
| Pick | Team | Player | 2020 Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pirates | RHP Jose Soriano | Angels |
| 2 | Rangers | RHP Brett de Geus | Dodgers |
| 3 | Tigers | OF Akil Baddoo | Twins |
| 4 | Red Sox | RHP Garrett Whitlock | Yankees |
| 5 | Orioles | RHP Mac Sceroler | Reds |
| 6 | D-Backs | RHP Zach Pop | Orioles |
| 7 | Royals | NA | NA |
| 8 | Rockies | RHP Jordan Sheffield | Dodgers |
| 9 | Angels | RHP Jose Alberto Rivera | Astros |
| 10 | Mets | RHP Luis Oviedo | Indians |
| 11 | Nationals | NA | NA |
| 12 | Mariners | RHP Will Vest | Tigers |
| 13 | Phillies | SS Kyle Holder | Yankees |
| 14 | Giants | RHP Dedniel Nunez | Mets |
| 15 | Astros | NA | NA |
| 16 | Brewers | NA | NA |
| 17 | Marlins | RHP Paul Campbell | Rays |
| 18 | Reds | NA | NA |
| 19 | Cardinals | NA | NA |
| 20 | Blue Jays | NA | NA |
| 21 | Yankees | NA | NA |
| 22 | Cubs | RHP Gray Fenter | Orioles |
| 23 | White Sox | NA | NA |
| 24 | Indians | RHP Trevor Stephan | Yankees |
| 25 | Braves | NA | NA |
| 26 | Athletics | OF Ka'ai Tom | Indians |
| 27 | Twins | NA | NA |
| 28 | Padres | NA | NA |
| 29 | Rays | NA | NA |
| 30 | Dodgers | NA | NA |
The Diamondbacks traded Zach Pop to the Miami Marlns for a player to be named later after selecting him with the sixth pick.
The Mets also intend to trade 10th pick Luis Oviedo to the Pirates for cash, reports MLB.com's Anthony DiComo.
Additionally, the Orioles selected right-hander Tyler Wells from the Twins and the Athletics selected right-hander Dany Jimenez from the Blue Jays in the second round of the MLB phase of the Rule 5 Draft.
Fifty-six players were also selected in the minor-league phase of the draft.