With the MLB Winter Meetings happening right now in Orlando, Florida, the Philadelphia Phillies will be taking part in the annual Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday afternoon. While the big news from the Winter Meetings is usually free agent signings and trades, picking up minor league players for cheap can be a sneaky way to find talent for the major league roster.
The Rule 5 Draft allows teams to select certain minor league players who aren't on a 40-man roster. The catch is that that player must spend the entire season on their new team's active roster or be offered back to their original club.