Fifteen players were selected during the 2024 Rule 5 Draft, per MLB.com's Joe Trezza. Of those players, Trezza noted the White Sox's Shane Smith, Miami Marlins' Liam Hicks and Toronto Blue Jays' Angel Bastardo were the only ones to stay with their club for the entirety of the 2025 season.

If you’re right-handed and make a living throwing from a mound, you had a seemingly good chance of hearing your name called during Wednesday’s Rule 5 Draft. There were a total of 13 players taken duri

In the minor league phase, the Astros selected right-hander Trey McLoughlin from the Mets. The 26-year-old spent 2025 in Double-A, posting a 3.91 ERA with 26 strikeouts in 23 innings out of the bullpen. He profiles as another relief option the Astros can plug into Corpus Christi or Sugar Land to add depth to their pitching staff.

Players are eligible for the Rule 5 draft if they have not been placed on their club's 40-man roster after four or five years in the organization, depending on whether they were 18 and younger or 19 and older at the time of signing.

Of course, the headliner of the draft was Washington's selection of Philadelphia Phillies' right-handed pitcher Griff McGarry during the major league phase. The high-ceiling 26-year-old could play an immediate role for the Nationals in 2026, especially if he's converted into a bullpen arm full-time.

The Rule 5 Draft isn't taking place until Wednesday, and while early buzz at the Winter Meetings might be about things like where Kyle Tucker will sign, there are always early whispers about names who could go in the Rule 5 Draft.

Mets lose three talented pitchers but immediately replenish their farm system, snagging three promising arms in the Rule-5 minor league draft.

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.