It's that time of year again. It's time for Rule 5. There is nothing else in baseball quite like the Rule 5 Draft, traditionally the final number of the annual Winter Meetings. Every year, Rule 5 soun

The Pittsburgh Pirates surprisingly made a pick in the Rule 5 Draft then immediately sent him away afterwards. The Pirates selected right-handed relief pitcher Carter Baumler from the Baltimore Orioles in the 2025 Rule 5 Draft,

The Kansas City Royals didn’t make a selection in either portion of the 2025 Rule 5 Draft. On Wednesday, the Royals monitored the annual event. There were scouting representatives from all 30 teams in attendance. The Rule 5 Draft consisted of a major-league phase and minor-league component.

The New York Yankees added two players in the Triple-A phase of the 2025 Rule 5 Draft, selecting right-handed pitcher Hansel Rincon in the first round from the Milwaukee Brewers and catcher Abrahan Gutierrez in the second round from the Athletics.

In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco dig into a pivotal week for the Kansas City Royals and Major League Baseball.

The Tampa Bay Rays haven’t hit it big during the Rule 5 Draft like some of their peers around the league. But they have found some recent success with relief pi