Rays lose RHP Sam McWilliams to Royals in the Rule 5 draft

Sam McWilliams@BiscuitBaseballThe Kansas City Royals have selected right handed SP Sam McWilliams from the Rays Triple-A roster with the second overall selection. A physically dominating presence on the mound, McWilliams was not projected to be ready as a starter, which is how the Rays planned to continue his development.

You can read our previous writing on McWilliams as a potential Rule 5 selection here.

Before the Winter Meetings, McWilliams was tabbed as one of the top-ten likely names to be selected in the Rule 5 draft in their preview article.

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