2024 Rule 5 Draft Order, Results and Players You Should Know

Happy Rule 5 Draft Day!

One of our favorite days of the year at Baseball America begins at 2 p.m. ET at the Winter Meetings in Dallas. The event is an annual opportunity for teams to identify and add unknown players from other organizations who are not currently on the 40-man roster.

Here are some helpful basics to prepare you for the draft. We will update this post with the results once the selection is announced. While the Rule 5 draft will not be televised, it will be streamed live for fans on MLB.com.

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2024 Rule 5 Draft Regulations

MLB Phase, Round 1

1. White Sox – Shane Smith, RHP, Brewers
2. Rocky Mountains – Pass
3. Marlins – Liam Hicks, C, Tigers
4. Angels – Garrett McDaniels, LHP, Dodgers
5. Athletics – Noah Murdock, RHP, Royals
6. Nationals – Evan Reifert, RHP, Rays
7. Blue Jays – Angel Bastardo, RHP, Red Sox
8. Pirates – Pass
9. Reds – Cooper Bowman, 2B, track and field
10. Rangers – Pass
11. Giants – Pass
12. Rays – Nate Lavender, LHP, Mets
13. Red Sox – (you can’t pick at 40)
14. Twins – Eiberson Castellano, RHP, Phillies
15. Cardinals – Pass
16. Boys – Gage Workman, 3B, Tigers
17. Mariners – Pass
18. Royals – Pass
19. Tiger – (you can’t choose at 40)
20. Astros – Pass
21. Mets – Pass
22. D-Backs – Pass
23. Braves – Anderson Pilar, RHP, Marlins
24. Orioles – Pass
25. Guardian – Passed
26. Padres – Juan Nunez, RHP, Orioles
27. Brewers – Connor Thomas, LHP, Cardinals
28. Yankees – Pass
29. Phillies – Mike Vasil, RHP, Mets
30. Dodgers – Pass

MLB Phase, Round 2

1. White Sox – Pass
2. Athletics – Pass
3. Nationals – passport
4. Red – Pass
5. Rays – Pass
6. Gemini – Passed
7. Braves – Christian Cairo, SS, Guardians
8. Padres – Pass
9. Brewer – pass

MLB Phase, Round 3

1. Braves – Pass

Triple A phase, round 1

1. White Sox – Joseph Yabbour, RHP, Mets
2. Rockies – Tyler Burch, RHP, Orioles
3. Marlins – Ricky DeVito, RHP, Rangers
4. Angels – Gustavo Rodriguez, RHP, Athletics
5. Athletics – Henry Gomez, RHP, Cardinals
6. Nationals – Hyun-il Choi, RHP, Dodgers
7. Blue Jays – Richard Gallardo, RHP, Cubs
8. Pirates – Franck De La Rosa, RHP, Athletics
9. Reds – Joel Valdez, LHP, Yankees
10. Rangers – Pass
11. Giants – CJ Widger, LHP, Padres
12. Rays – Dan Hammer, RHP, Orioles
13. Red Sox – Hobie Harris, RHP, Mets
14. Twins – Trent Baker, RHP, Cardinals
15. Cardinals – Oddanier Mosqueda, LHP, Yankees
16. Boys – Wil Jensen, RHP, Giants
17. Mariners – Cesar Quintas, OF, Giants
18. Royals – Bryan Gonzalez, OF, Red Sox
19. Tigers – Junior Tilien, INF, Mets
20. Astros – Julio Rodriguez, RHP, Giants
21. Mets – Michael Hobbs, RHP, Dodgers
22. Diamondbacks – Drake Osborn, C, Mets
23. Braves – Blane Abeyta, RHP, Yankees
24. Orioles – Pass
25. Guard – Will Wilson, INF, Giants
26. Padres – Eiker Huizi, RHP, Tigers
27. Brewer – Garrett Spain, OF, Blue Jays
28. Yankees – Luis Durango, OF, Guardians
29. Phillies – Eduardo Lopez, OF, Red Sox
30. Dodgers – John Rhodes, OF, Orioles

Triple A phase, round 2

1. White Sox – Pass
2. Rockies – Jose Torres, SS, Reds
3. Marlins – Jack Winkler, SS, track and field
4. Angels – Josh Crouch, C, Tigers
5. Athletics – Pass
6. Nationals – passport
7. Blue Jays – Jacob Wetzel, OF, Cubs
8. Pirates – Aaron McKeithan, C, Cardinals
9. Reds – Brandon Komar, RHP, Cardinals
10. Rangers – Pass
11. Giants – Sadrac Franco, RHP, Tigers
12. Rays – Pass
13. Red Sox – Darvin Garcia, RHP, Pirates
14. Twins – Miguel Briceno, OF, Brewers
15. Cardinals – Angel Gonzalez, RHP, Cubs
16. Boys – Nolan Clenney, RHP, Mets
17. Mariners – Taylor Floyd, RHP, Twin
18. Royals – Landon Marceaux, RHP, Mets
19. Tiger – Pass
20. Astros – Jean Pinto, RHP, Orioles
21. Mets – Pass
22. Diamondbacks – Pass
23. Braves – Samuel Mejia, RHP, Rays
24. Orioles – Pass
25. Guardian – Passed
26. Padres – Jake Snider, OF, Rockies
27. Brewers – Zach Peek, RHP, Orioles
28. Yankees – Pass
29. Phillies – Enmanuel Mejia, RHP, Rays
30. Dodgers – Pass

Triple A phase, round 3

1. White Sox – Pass
2. Rocky Mountains – Pass
3. Marlins – Orlando Ortiz-Mayr, RHP, Dodgers
4. Angel – passport
5. Athletics – Pass
6. Nationals – passport
7. Blue Jays – Pass
8. Pirates – Randy Labaut, LHP, Guardians
9. Red – Pass
10. Rangers – Pass
11. Giants – pass
12. Rays – Pass
13. Red Sox – Manuel Medina, LHP, Marlins
14. Twins – Jefferson Valladares, C, Dodgers
15. Cardinals – Jawilme Ramirez, RHP, Mets
16. Cubs – Robert Kwiatkowski, RHP, Red Sox
17. Mariners – Adam Leverett, RHP, Rays
18. Royals – Pass
19. Tiger – Pass
20. Astros – Anderson Bido, RHP, Rockies
21. Mets – Pass
22. Diamondbacks – Pass
23. Braves – Lizandro Espinoza, SS, Cardinals

Who is eligible for the Rule 5 draft?

Any player not added to a team’s 40-man roster is eligible if they meet the following criteria:

1. They signed at age 18 or younger and have played five professional seasons
2. They signed at age 19 or older and played four professional seasons

What are the rules?

Draft order will be determined in the reverse order of the previous season’s rankings. Teams can work around their selection. At that point, the draft moves to the next team in order and continues until each team misses their pick and/or runs out of space on their 40-man roster.

A team can select any eligible player from another team’s roster for $100,000. They must keep this player on their active 26-man roster for the duration of the 2024 season. If they decide to remove the player from their squad, they will have to do without him. If the player accepts waivers, he will be returned to his original team.

Who are some famous Rule 5 draft picks?

Last year, 10 players were selected in the first round of the Rule 5 draft. These included a useful starter (Mitch Spence, A’s), a useful reliever (Justin Slaten, later traded to the Red Sox) and even Deyvision De Los Santos, who was eventually traded back to the D-Backs before becoming one of them the best power hitter in the minor leagues last year.

It is not uncommon for more than 15 to 20 players to be selected. Red Sox right-hander Garrett Whitlock and Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo are two other recent examples of Rule 5 picks – both were selected in 2021 – who made an immediate impact in their new organizations.

Here are the best Rule 5 draft picks of the 21st century.