How the Rule 5 Draft impacted teams' Top 30 Prospects lists
MLB Pipeline gives our organizational Top 30 prospect rankings complete refreshes twice per calendar year (once in spring, once in-season) and provides other live updates as graduations and other transactions necessitate them. In the latter category, two dates in particular are our busiest for Top 30 updates: the Trade Deadline
Every 2024 Rule 5 Draft pick, plus 1st-round analysis
DALLAS -- 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. It started when the White Sox took right-hander Shane Smith
These 20 prospects are Rule 5 Draft candidates
DALLAS -- The Rule 5 Draft has been the unofficial final act of the annual Winter Meetings. This year’s edition will take place on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET to close things out, and as always, there will be players who will get the chance to make Opening Day rosters
What to watch at Winter Meetings: Draft Lottery, Rule 5 and more
The baseball world is about to focus its offseason gaze on Dallas, Texas, as the Winter Meetings arrive in the Lone Star State on Sunday ready to set the Hot Stove aflame. While the focus of the Winter Meetings is usually on the Major League happenings, there will be plenty
One intriguing Rule 5 candidate for each team
Teams protected 59 prospects on 40-man rosters two weeks ago but left several others up for grabs in the annual Rule 5 Draft. That draft will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. ET at the Winter Meetings in Dallas. Any player who turned pro at age 18
Complete 2023 Rule 5 Draft results, analysis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Yankees arms were on the move on Wednesday afternoon at the Winter Meetings and, no, it wasn’t part of a return for Juan Soto. Three Yankees Minor League pitchers were taken among the 10 players selected in the Major League phase of the 2023 Rule 5 Draft.
Connection, inspiration found at Winter Meetings
SAN DIEGO – Before anyone answered a question or took the podium, the empowerment was palpable at the Women in Baseball event on Tuesday. Women were the majority in the room, something that is yet to be common at the Winter Meetings or in front offices. Ninety-six women from across
Until we (Winter) Meet(ings) again, a look back
The 2020 Baseball Winter Meetings were scheduled to have taken place this week in Dallas. Needless to say, the in-person assemblage was canceled. As with so much else in 2020, all we can do is reminisce on what was while looking forward to a stronger, better, healthier future. The Winter
Toolshed: Judging Rule 5 Draft stickiness
SAN DIEGO -- The excitement of the Rule 5 Draft has passed. Now, the work begins.Eleven Minor Leaguers were taken in the the Major League portion of the Rule 5 Draft on Thursday, thus earning chances to crack big league rosters with their new clubs.
Garcia, Bailey highlight 2019 Rule 5 picks
SAN DIEGO -- Eleven Minor Leaguers moved to new organizations Thursday with newfound hope of cracking a Major League roster.The Tigers selected Yankees right-hander Rony Garcia with the first overall pick in the 2019 Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings in San Diego. Astros righty Brandon Bailey went to
Winter Meetings bring women together
SAN DIEGO -- The annual Women in Baseball Leadership Event (WiBLE) at the Baseball Winter Meetings allows women to learn from each other, which in turn, benefits the entire Minor League workforce as these employees find new ideas, solutions to problems and feel more empowered in their roles.At each year's
Zanaboni a lily among the thorns
SAN DIEGO -- When the Johnson City Cardinals won the Appalachian League championship in September, broadcaster Joey Zanaboni was on the call. "And they pour out of the dugout!" yelled Zanaboni, as celebratory Cardinals players ran toward the pitcher's mound. "Shave me! Shave my body hair like a domesticated sea bass!
MiLB hosts its first Diversity in Sport Forum
Nearly 200 professionals, students and fans joined Minor League Baseball (MiLB) on Sunday afternoon of the Baseball Winter Meetings to network, learn and engage on all things diversity and inclusion at MiLB's inaugural Diversity in Sport Forum.The event was emceed by a spirited Sarah Kogod, director at You Can Play
2020 Draft site moving to Omaha
SAN DIEGO -- The First-Year Player Draft is about to take on a much more collegiate feel.The Draft will officially move to Omaha -- the site of the College World Series -- in 2020, commissioner Rob Manfred announced in a Winter Meetings press conference Wednesday. The Draft itself will begin
Exploring the Trade Show in San Diego
SAN DIEGO -- Every December, Minor League Baseball teams go shopping. The Baseball Trade Show, a major component of the annual Baseball Winter Meetings, is a one stop-shop for a wide variety of national pastime goods and services. This year's edition, held at the San Diego Convention Center over three full
Hot Stove roundup: The latest trades
With the Winter Meetings underway, the action on the Hot Stove is boiling over. Here's a roundup of the deals involving Minor Leaguers that have taken place over the past week. Check back for all the latest news.Athletics pick up Reed as player to be named laterThe A's received No.
Roberts: Lux could see time in outfield
SAN DIEGO -- Gavin Lux, corner outfielder? It could happen, according to his Major League manager.Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts said the club is considering giving its top prospect some time in the outfield at his Winter Meetings news conference Tuesday.
Giants pick up prospect Wilson from Angels
SAN DIEGO -- The Angels cleared some payroll Tuesday in potential anticipation for big-money free-agent signings, and it cost them a notable prospect to do it.Los Angeles traded 2019 first-rounder Will Wilson along with Major League infielder Zack Cozart to the Giants for a player to be named later or
Winter Meetings notes: A's, Rays, Angels
SAN DIEGO -- Bob Melvin has led some pretty good A's teams since becoming Oakland manager in 2011, including back-to-back 97-win clubs in the past two seasons. Yet he's particularly excited about the 2020 campaign for two big prospect-related reasons -- top prospectJesus Luzardo and No. 2 A.J. Puk."We've been
Toolshed: 2019 Rule 5 Draft preview
SAN DIEGO -- Big free-agent deals and blockbuster trades are always possibilities at the annual Baseball Winter Meetings, but there's only one event that guarantees a batch of transactions in a condensed time frame.The Rule 5 Draft is an opportunity for blocked Minor Leaguers to get their crack at the
Simmons sped through Minors before Hall
SAN DIEGO -- Ted Simmons learned a lesson pretty quickly at the start of his professional baseball career. It's a lesson prospects such as Wander Franco, Luis Robert and another switch-handed catcher in Adley Rutschman pick up to this day.In the Minor Leagues, have bat, will travel. Simmons' next stop:
MiLB awards Mariachis de Nuevo México (Albuquerque Isotopes) Copa de la Diversión winner for second consecutive year
SAN DIEGO -- Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) today announced the Mariachis de Nuevo México (Albuquerque Isotopes) were once again selected the winner of MiLB's Copa de la Diversión™ (Fun Cup™) season-long event series. The announcement was made this morning at the Baseball Winter Meetings Opening Session.
'50 Summers' tells story of Omaha baseball
LAS VEGAS -- Movie screenings are not usually a part of the Baseball Winter Meetings experience, but there's a first time for everything. On Monday night, in a Mandalay Bay hotel ballroom far removed from the back-slapping hustle and bustle of the teeming lobby, approximately 30 people gathered for a screening
Strike up the band: Mariachis win the cup
LAS VEGAS - The Albuquerque Isotopes are having themselves quite a Winter Meetings. Sunday, the Triple-A Colorado Rockies affiliate recieved the James H. Johnson President's Award for "most complete franchise." The following morning, they became the inaugural winners of Minor League Baseball's Copa de la Diversión event series. Copa de la