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Baltimore Orioles: Rule 5 Draft deadline rules and players

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There are several players in the Baltimore Orioles minor league system that could be taken by other teams, but not until next month.

To avoid losing players to the Rule 5 Draft, the Orioles would have to put a handful of them on their 40-man roster. And, most likely, this will not happen.

How the Rule 5 Draft works

The Rule 5 Draft is one of the more confusing MLB rules and it occasionally ends up helping teams and players. This rule was established to prevent teams from hoarding minor league players. In a nutshell, the rule allows teams to keep players in their minor leagues for up to five years.