Red Sox select Yankees prospect Garrett Whitlock in the Rule 5 Draft

Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesFor the second consecutive year, the Red Sox have made a selection in the Rule 5 Draft. After selecting Jonathan Araúz in last year’s draft, they went with a pitcher this time around, Picking fourth overall, Boston took Garrett Whitlock, a right-handed pitcher from the Yankees organization.

Whitlock was one of the names most expected to see drafted this year, and was included in our writeup earlier this morning of potential candidates for Boston. The righty was an 18th round pick by the Yankees out of UAB back in 2017, and he quickly moved through the minors from there. After spending that first summer in short-season ball, Whitlock made…