The annual Rule 5 draft is tomorrow, a rule that allows teams to select minor league players with enough service time not currently protected to their 40 man rosters onto the new team’s big league roster for the next season.
Some notable past Rule 5 picks include Jose Bautista, George Bell, Johan Santana, Josh Hamilton, and Shane Victorino. Former Braves like Bobby Bonilla, Darren O’Day, Alexei Ogando, Dan Uggla, and Jason Grilli got their start here as well.
While some players have potential, all players available have some issues that caused them from being protected on their current team’s 40 man roster- whether it is the fact they are too far away, have a questionable key tool(command or hit), or off field concerns.