If Soriano and Nunez both do go on to meet the requirements, it will equal 2002’s mark.īut it’s not just the number of players who stuck around. The nine players who have fulfilled the roster requirements also makes this the third-largest class of players who stuck this century, topped only by 2014 (10) and 2002 (11). The 2001 (50%) and 2014 (71%) drafts are the only other Rule 5 classes this century to see half of the players or more stick with their new club. In the 2020 class, 50% of the picks have already done so, with a chance to see that number grow to 61% in the future. Only 34% of Rule 5 draft picks this century have fulfilled the Rule 5 roster requirements with their new teams. Another two ( Jose Soriano and Dedniel Nunez) spent the entire season on the injured list and still need to spend half a season on the active roster.

Nine of them have fulfilled the Rule 5 roster requirements-they were carried on an MLB roster without being optioned for a full season with at least half of that season on the active roster. So far, 11 of the 18 players selected in last December’s Rule 5 draft have stuck with their MLB teams. But is it reasonable to ask if the 2020 Rule 5 Draft was the best of the 21st century? With so many different rules on who was available to be selected, it’s impossible to make any sweeping statements about the busiest or best Rule 5 draft overall. It’s been around for long enough that it once was just called the baseball draft, because the now half-century-old MLB first-year player draft didn’t exist yet. In some form or fashion, the Rule 5 draft has been around for more than a century.

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