Just like we did last year we took a look at all rosters from AAA to A (Reno Aces, Amarillo Sod Poodles, Hillsboro Hops and Visalia Rawhide) and calculate who are Rule 5 eligible this off-season. In a first article we took a look back at the decisions made last year and what we had expected or wanted and how everything turned out. In general, the Diamondbacks made good decisions in 2021. We won’t expect anything other than good decisions in 2022 as well.
In case you don’t really remember when or how a player is Rule 5 eligible, just click on the link above to last year’s article to get some extended information, but in general there is a cut-off for players signed at the age of 18 or less (5 years) or players signed at the age of 19 or older (4 years): when they have spent 4 or 5 years in the organisation, they need to be added to the 40-man roster or an other team is allowed to draft the player and add him to their 26-man roster where they have to carry him all year or expose him to waivers after which he has to be offered back to the original team.