MINORS: 2013 Rule 5 recap
Dec 14 2013
(Ed.—We're excited to introduce Tory Hernandez, former director of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Angels, as a BaseballHQ.com contributor for the 2014 season. Tory was a speaker at First Pitch Arizona 2013, and will be a great addition to our minors team, adding insights and scouting reports to our minors coverage. His work also appears at RotoWire.com)
The 2013 MLB Winter Meetings concluded this week with the annual Rule 5 Draft. A quick refresher: There are three phases in the draft: the major league phase (which we’ll cover here), along with a Triple-A and Double-A phase.
In almost all cases, players have four years from the time they were signed to their first professional contract before they become eligible for the Rule 5...
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