NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Phillies selected outfielder Tyler Goeddel from the Rays' organization with the No. 1 pick of Major League Baseball's Rule 5 Draft on Thursday, meaning that Tampa Bay has provided the top selection of the Draft for a second consecutive year.
The Rays lost Oscar Hernandez to the D-backs, who selected the catcher with the first pick of the 2014 Draft.
"You never want to lose anybody in the Rule 5," said Rays vice president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom. "To some degree, I think, when you're setting these rosters, you are taking calculated gambles because you know some of these players are going to go to other clubs.