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MLB Rule 5 Draft 2019 Results: Team-by-Team Breakdown

The final day of Major League Baseball's winter meetings includes the annual Rule 5 draft, which gives teams an opportunity to add talent from other organizations.

Any team with an opening on its 40-man roster is eligible to make at least one selection. The talent pool is determined by players in the minors who spent either four seasons in professional baseball after signing at age 19 or older or spent five seasons in pro ball after signing at 18 or younger (as of June 5 from the year they signed).

Players who are selected join their new team's 40-man roster immediately.