On December 10th in Orlando, Florida. Major League Baseball and all 30 clubs with an open 40-man roster spot will have the opportunity to steal eligible young talent from another organisation in hopes of finding a marginal advantage on the roster. Most recently, the St. Louis Cardinals drafted Ryan Fernandez in the 2023 Rule 5 draft, and after being eased into a bullpen role, the more Manager Oliver Marmol gained trust in him, the more high-leverage opportunities he was given. So much so that entering the 2025 season, most Cardinals fans assumed he was an ascending back-of-the-bullpen option and could be a potential future closer.
Cardinals 2025 Rule 5 Draft Targets
