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Early Look at 2023 Pittsburgh Pirates Rule 5 Draft Protections

A few weeks ago, when I broke down the upcoming Rule 5 Draft and all the names to watch out for, I correctly predicted the response it would receive. That is, that it would create discussion and get people talking, which it seemed to.

I joked that I should just break down more Rule 5 classes every week, and well, here we are. I’m not going to go into 2026 when Termarr Johnson needs protected, but I think a brief look at 2023 isn’t a crazy thing to do.

As I mentioned before, if you know the rules, you know exactly what year a prospect is eligible the minute they sign, so there’s not really any speculation with the names I’m about to list.