Despite a list of tempting options, the Cleveland Indians did not have any players taken in the major league portion of the Rule 5 draft Thuesday.
Fans hoping to one day see Ka’ai Tom or Cam Hill in a Tribe uniform can breathe a sigh of relief.
Once the minor league portion of the draft rolled around, the ever-pesky Baltimore Orioles, who always seem to take Indians players in the Rule 5 draft, began to strike.
The Orioles took not one, but two Indians deep minor league players in Wilbis Santiago and Christopher Cespedes. The Oakland Athletics also took catcher Jose Colina.