As is customary to wrap up the annual Winter Meetings, the Rule 5 Draft took place this afternoon. While it was atypical in that it was a virtual event, the rules and process were otherwise the same. Clubs without full 40-man rosters selected players who met certain criteria from other teams. It costs $100,000 for a team to make a selection in the Major League phase of the Draft, and that player has to stick on the roster all year or be offered back to the player’s original team for $50,000. It costs $24,000 for a team to make a selection in the Triple-A phase of the Draft, and that player can be placed on any roster in the Minor Leagues and does not have to be offered back to the original club.
Mets lose five players in Rule 5 Draft
