The draft is scheduled for 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19. If you are unable to attend and want to submit a list, please PM me in Slack with your list/instructions this week.
The officially unofficial Rule 5 Draft Order is as follows:
(It is reverse order, but I want to confirm things tomorrow when I’m not quite as rushed putting this together.)
| 1) | Washington |
| 2) | New York (AL) |
| 3) | Chicago (NL) |
| 4) | Cleveland |
| 5) | Texas |
| 6) | Detroit |
| 7) | Colorado |
| 8) | San Diego |
| 9) | Sacramento |
| 10) | Los Angeles (NL) |
| 11) | Chicago (AL) |
| 12) | Pittsburgh |
| 13) | Minnesota |
| 14) | Baltimore |
| 15) | Milwaukee |
| 16) | New York (NL) |
| 17) | Atlanta |
| 18) | Kansas City |
| 19) | Miami |
| 20) | St. Louis |
| 21) | Los Angeles (AL) |
| 22) | Tampa Bay |
| 23) | Seattle |
| 24) | Arizona |
| 25) | San Francisco |
| 26) | Boston |
| 27) | Cincinnati |
| 28) | Toronto |
| 29) | Houston |
| 30) | Philadelphia |
I have recorded the number of players on each team’s 40-man roster. If you have 39 at that point, even if you were to waive/DFA multiple players in the following days, you will only be able to select a maximum of 1 player in the Rule 5 draft.
If a player is waived during the upcoming week…
—-If they are claimed, the new team can add them to the 40-man roster (must have a spot for them).
—-If they go unclaimed, they REMAIN Rule 5 eligible AND will not come with the full-season roster requirements for the new team.
If a player is signed as a free-agent, they will be added to the 40-man roster during that week. The above rule stands true if you must waive a player to make room for the newly signed FA.
No trades will be processed until after the Rule 5 draft is completed.
Why with all of the above? To give those not able to attend (we have GM’s all over the globe) an accurate list of the R5 pool. This is to try and prevent guys being dumped the night of the draft when exports get imported.
To simplify who is and is not eligible for the draft, we will return to the following simplified rules:
- If a player is listed in-game as eligible and…
- Are at least 22 as of 12/31/24 — (anyone born before 1/1/2003)
- They were not recently signed as a FA and have yet to be added to the 40-man roster, this should be obvious for all to spot. Players who sign a big-league contract during the brief window are to be added to the 40-man roster.
Drafting a player will cost $100,000.
A team will earn $50,000 for each player lost in the draft.
To view the Rule 5 List In-Game:
MLB Dropdown -> Transactions -> Players -> MLB PLAYER LIST -> Make sure Include Minor Leaguers is checked
Filter: Rule -> Is -> Eligible -AND- Age -> Is At Least -> 22*
****The following players who are currently 21 are also eligible as they turn 22 prior to the end of the year.
- RF Ramon Santos Houston Astros
- 1B Blaze Jordan Detroit Tigers
- RP Steve Baker Cincinnati Reds
- C Juan Vargas New York Yankees
- RP Troy Jones Washington Nationals
- 2B Tom Lowry Milwaukee Brewers
- SP Miguel Zambrano Pittsburgh Pirates
- RP Pancho Otero St. Louis Cardinals
- 1B Alejandro Leonez Atlanta Braves