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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – A text message lit up third baseman Gage Workman’s phone with the news: the Cubs had selected him in the Rule 5 Draft.
“Me and my wife were super excited,” Workman told the Sun-Times. “We were sitting right next to each other, and we honestly couldn’t believe it happened.”
Cubs acquiring Workman meant they saw a route for him onto the active roster. To remove a Rule 5 draft player from the active roster, the club has to expose him to outright waivers and offer him back to his original team.