On Tuesday afternoon, J.J. Cooper from Baseball America posted a thorough list of the top players available in the upcoming Rule 5 draft and among the 46 names listed there was something missing from the list, no players from the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also points out that over the last nine Rule 5 drafts, only 47 total players have stuck with their new team and this particular class isn't a strong one.
While his list obviously doesn't guarantee that the Pirates won't lose any players, it does show that there are a lot of better names out there than Clay Holmes and Barrett Barnes, and that this year should be a down year for players retained by the team choosing them.