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Detroit Tigers and the Rule 5 draft: What you need to know

Who will start for the Detroit Tigers in 2019 after their offseason acquisitions Ryan Ford and Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press

Major League Baseball’s annual Rule 5 draft will take place at noon Thursday at the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas. Free Press sports writer Ryan Ford breaks down the big questions going in:

Do the Tigers have a pick?

They do, if they want to use it. All teams with an open spot on their 40-man roster are eligible – the Tigers entered Thursday with two spots -- with teams drafting in reverse order of last season’s finish.