Below are lists of Rule 5 draft results since 1997. Players selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) phase of the Rule 5 draft must be kept on their new team's active roster for the entire following MLB season, or they are placed on waivers and offered back to their original team if not claimed. Players chosen in the Minor League Baseball phase(s) of the Rule 5 draft remain with their new organization without restrictions.
The Rule 5 draft has happened every year since 1920. The 2021 MLB lockout led to the postponement of the major league phase of the Rule 5 draft, but the minor league phase proceeded as scheduled.[1]
The major league phase of the Rule 5 draft following the 2021 season was postponed due to the 2021 MLB lockout.[17] When the lockout was resolved, the draft was cancelled.[18]
Notable players chosen in the minor league phase[17]
Claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 21. Designated for assignment on August 16 and outrighted to Triple-A after Indians declined to take him back. Released by Pirates on September 20.
Acquired by the Texas Rangers as the player to be named later in the trade for Kevin Millwood. Texas traded Edwin Escobar to San Francisco to retain his rights and outrighted him to the minors
Traded to Chicago Cubs on December 6, 2007,[93] claimed off waivers by Philadelphia Phillies on March 28, 2008, returned to Minnesota on April 12, 2008
Traded to the San Diego Padres for cash considerations on December 6, 2007, rights acquired from the Cincinnati Reds and he was outrighted the Padres' minor-league system
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^Cerullo, Mac (December 6, 2023). "Red Sox acquire RHP Justin Slaten from Mets". The Boston Herald. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
^"Diamondbacks get back Deyvison De Los Santos after Rule 5 selection". arizonasports.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
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^"Giants trade for Blake Sabol, lose eight Double-A players in Rule 5 Draft".
^"Guardians lose pitchers Nic Enright and Kevin Kelly in Rule 5 draft". December 7, 2022.
^"Guardians' Nic Enright: Returned to Cleveland". www.cbssports.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
^"Avila returned to Giants; Soderstrom reassigned as spring trainings wraps up".
^"Red Sox's Andrew Politi: Returns to Red Sox". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
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^"2021 Rule 5 Draft Officially Canceled".
^ a b"2020 Rule 5 Draft results: Pick by pick". MLB.com. December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
^"Pirates return RHP Jose Soriano, the No. 1 pick in Rule 5 Draft, to Angels". November 15, 2021.
^"Mets shield 4 players from Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com.
^ a b"2019 Rule 5 Draft results: Pick by pick". MLB.com. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
^Scott Lauber (December 12, 2019). "Phillies select, then trade minor-league infielder Vimael Machin in Rule 5 draft". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
^ a b"2018 Rule 5 Draft results". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
^"Rule 5 pick Sam McWilliams returned to Rays". Tampabay.com. March 24, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^"Rule 5 pitcher Jordan Romano returning to Blue Jays". Sportsnet. March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
^RotoWire Staff (June 24, 2019). "Astros' Riley Ferrell: Sent back to Houston". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
^"Tigers return Rule 5 selection Garrett to Rangers". Yahoo Sports. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
^Simmons, Rusty (March 21, 2019). "Pablo Sandoval's future even murkier after Giants acquire versatile Connor Joe from Reds". SFChronicle.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^Ken Gurnick (April 13, 2019). "Rule 5 pick Joe returned to Dodgers". MLB.com. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
^Rieper, Max (December 13, 2018). "Royals acquire two pitchers in the Rule 5 draft". Royals Review. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^FOX Sports Midwest (April 9, 2019). "Cardinals get former Rule 5 pick Chris Ellis back from Royals". FOX Sports. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^Laura Armstrong (August 22, 2019). "Lefty Travis Bergen latest Rule 5 returnee for Blue Jays". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
^George Miller (July 28, 2019). "Rangers Return Rule 5 Pick Kyle Dowdy To Indians". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
^Nathan Ruiz (April 10, 2019). "Orioles Rule 5 draftee Drew Jackson clears waivers, returned to Dodgers". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
^"Arizona Diamondbacks return Rule 5 pick Nick Green to Yankees". Arizonasports.com. March 24, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^Adams, Steve (March 22, 2019). "Giants Return Rule 5 Pick Drew Ferguson To Astros". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
^ a b"2017 MLB Rule 5 Draft results". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
^Morris, Adam J. (March 23, 2018). "Carlos Tocci, Ryan Rua will make Texas Rangers Opening Day roster". Lone Star Ball. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
^New York Yankees (March 20, 2018). "New York Yankees on Twitter: "Earlier today, the Yankees received RHP Anyelo Gomez as a Rule 5 Draft return from the Atlanta Braves and assigned him to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre."". Twitter.com. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
^"Orioles return Rule 5 Draft pick Nestor Cortes to Yankees - River Avenue Blues". Riveraveblues.com. April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
^"Mariners send Rule 5 pick Mike Ford to Yanks". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
^"Rule 5 Draft selection Bard returns to Twins". MLB.com.
^Miller, Phil. "Relievers Moya, Kinley get bullpen spots with Hughes sidelined". StarTribune.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
^"Twins designate pitcher Tyler Kinley for assignment, call up Aaron Slegers". Star Tribune. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
^"Rule 5 pick Pedro Araujo goes from low minors to Orioles' Opening Day roster". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
^"Orioles add right-hander Matt Wotherspoon, only to send him back to Triple-A after loss".
^ a b"2016 Rule 5 Draft results". MLB.com. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
^"Diamondbacks return Rule 5 Draft pick Tyler Jones to Yankees – River Avenue Blues". March 24, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^"Cubs return Rule 5 lefty Caleb Smith to Yankees as roster comes into focus". March 28, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^"Pirates Return Tyler Webb To Yankees". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^"Tigers To Re-Sign Daniel Stumpf". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^"Sidearmer Hoby Milner, back with Phillies, should reach majors in 2017". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^ a b"2015 Rule 5 Draft results". Major League Baseball. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
^"Josh Martin returned to Indians". April 12, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^"Phillies Return Rule 5 Pick Daniel Stumpf To Royals". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^"Brewers Return Rule 5 Pick Zack Jones To Twins". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^Lin, Dennis (March 27, 2016). "Padres return Blake Smith to White Sox". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^ a b"2014 Major League Baseball Rule 5 Draft results". MLB.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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^ a b"2013 MLB Rule 5 Draft results". MLB.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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^"Cubs get Mateo back from Diamondbacks". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
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^ a b"Texas Rangers return RHP Coty Woods to Rockies, get 1B Chris McGuiness back from Indians". SportsDay. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
^"Tigers return Rule 5 pick Jeff Kobernus to Nationals - Washington Times". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
^"Diamondbacks return Rule 5 pick Starling Peralta to Cubs". HardballTalk. March 15, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
^"Marlins return Rule 5 draft pick Braulio Lara to Tampa Bay | Fish Tank blog: Miami Marlins | the Palm Beach Post". Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
^ a b"2011 Rule 5 Draft results". MLB.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^ a b"2010 Rule 5 Draft results". MLB.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^Manoloff, Dennis (April 29, 2011). "Adam Miller assigned to Kinston as comeback continues: Indians Chatter". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
^Bastian, Jordan (June 21, 2011). "Rodriguez traded to Pirates for cash". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
^Baker, Geoff (March 25, 2011). "Mariners return Rule 5 selection Jose Flores to Indians". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
^ a bGruman, Andrew (March 24, 2011). "Egan returned to Baltimore". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
^Kilgore, Adam (October 18, 2011). "Nationals return Elvin Ramirez to Mets". Washington Post. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
^Sullivan, T.R. (December 9, 2010). "Rangers acquire righty Tobin from Cubs". MLB.com. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
^Villavicencio, David (April 22, 2011). "Rox acquire Emaus, add depth". MLB.com. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
^Nicholson-Smith, Ben (March 14, 2011). "Padres Return George Kontos To Yankees". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
^O'Brien, David (March 28, 2011). "Braves trade for big, hard-throwing prospect". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
^Dutton, Bob (March 13, 2011). "Day in camp: Brewers 7, Royals 5". Kansas City Star. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
^Dutton, Bob (March 27, 2011). "Betemit, Gordon power Royals to 7–4 win over Giants". Kansas City Star. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
^"Blue Jays claim Cesar Cabral". Toronto Blue Jays. March 12, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
^Topkin, Marc (March 14, 2011). "Tampa Bay Rays claim pitcher Cesar Cabral off waivers from Toronto Blue Jays". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
^Topkin, Marc (March 28, 2011). "Tampa Bay Rays return Rule 5 pick Cesar Cabral to Boston Red Sox". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
^Strauss, Joe (May 24, 2011). "Boggs will be starter in Memphis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved May 27, 2011. The Cardinals regained reliever Brian Broderick after Washington placed the former Redbirds farmhand on waivers. The Nationals claimed Broderick in December's major-league Ruke 5 draft when the Cardinals elected not to place him on their 40-man roster.
^"Astros return Pendleton to Yankees". Scranton Times Tribune. March 28, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
^Jennings, Chad (March 13, 2011). "Yankees cut three more, Turpen returned to Boston". The LoHud Yankees Blog. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
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^Alyson Footer. "Astros send De La Vara back to Royals | astros.com: News". Houston.astros.mlb.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
^"Twins deal Class A pitcher to New York Yankees, keep Jones". TwinCities.com. March 28, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
^Haudricourt, Tom (March 19, 2009). "Tampa Bay reclaims Morlan". JSOnline. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
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