Let’s begin this edition of the Sox Drawer with an appreciation for the one and only Omar Narvaez, who the White Sox selected in the AAA phase of the 2013 Rule 5 draft (30 picks AFTER they chose catcher Adrian Nieto — remember him?). Five years later, Narvaez became such a hot commodity, the White Sox were able to flip him to the Seattle Mariners on Friday for All-Star reliever Alex Colome.
This is MLB’s version of winning the Rule 5 lottery.
How unique is Narvaez? Future Sox ran the numbers. In the last 15 Rule 5 drafts, there have been 583 players selected in the minor league portion of the draft.