Talking Chop · Nov 19, 2018
The Braves Rule 5: To draft or not to draft
Tis the season for speculation. The writers and fan contributers have written some pieces on the Braves 40-man roster and the Rule 5 draft. This is going to rehash that. Instead, let’s take a look at some players that could be available and see if any are a good fit for the Braves.
There is history with the Braves selecting in the Rule 5, so I wouldn’t rule it out that they won’t try again even though they aren’t rebuilding. A team should always add talent when they can. Let’s take a look at the Braves history.
2017: Anyelo Gómez, Yankees, reliever: Sadly, the arm didn’t hold up and the Braves sent him back. Gómez spent most of 2018 on the disabled list and pitched a total of 7.1 innings.