What was already suspected has now been reported by Zach Buchanan of The Athletic and confirmed by Baseball America’s JJ Cooper: the rest of the 2021 Rule 5 draft will not take place. The lengthy MLB lockout and compressed spring training combined to create too many complications. And the Marlins should be totally fine with that.
In each of the previous four offseasons, the Marlins selected players during the Rule 5’s major league phase. In December 2020, for example, they snatched Paul Campbell from the Rays and traded with the Diamondbacks for Zach Pop (previously with the Orioles).