Happy final day of the Winter Meetings, San Diego Padres fans. The Major League Baseball Rule 5 draft has become fairly prominent with many fans across the baseball world, especially as the obsession with prospects and minor league baseball increases. There aren’t any cameras or tv time for Thursday’s draft, however, it doesn’t take away from the fact that this draft could be a career-changing moment for at least one current minor league ballplayer.
Andrew Simon of MLB.com provided a great read on the history of the Rule 5 draft, including the few yet impactful success stories over the years (Odubel Herrera, R.