Welcome to the Marlins, Sterling Sharp! Thursday morning was the 2019 MLB Rule 5 Draft (the unofficial conclusion to the Winter Meetings), and for the third straight year, Miami used the process to fill out its roster with young pitching.
In his Rule 5 preview, our own Spencer Morris highlighted the unprotected Washington Nationals right-hander as a potential target:
One of the more athletic hurlers in the minors, Sharp is a long-limbed 6’4”, and uses his lanky frame to generate downward plane on a high-80s sinker that has become very effective for him.