Almost by definition, a Rule 5 Draft pick is a reclamation project.
The players selected on the final morning of Major League Baseball’s winter meetings usually come and go without much notice and without making much of an impact. On occasion, teams hit paydirt.
The Rockies are optimistic they’ve done so with Anthony Molina, the 22-year-old right-hander they plucked from Tampa Bay last December. Indeed, the Rockies see similarities to German Marquez, the 2021 All-Star who befriended Molina.
“I think he has the potential to be a good starter,” Marquez said. “He has the stuff but he just needs to keep improving his breaking ball.