The annual endcap to the Winter Meetings is the Rule 5 Draft, where teams from around the league get to take a chance on some of the prospects blocked from advancing through other organizations. The Yankees routinely have a player or two taken in this process, and this year that trend held true.
Before we go over the draft itself, a quick reminder on how the whole thing works. Prospects signed when they are 18 years old or younger who have played five or more years without being added to their teams active 40-man roster are eligible to be selected, and players who are 19 or older when they became pros have four years of protection before they need to be added to the roster.