Ian Gardeck pitches in a Giants spring training intrasquad game in 2016, just before he blew out his elbow. The Giants lost him to the Rays in Thursday’s Rule 5 draft.
Ian Gardeck pitches in a Giants spring training intrasquad game in 2016, just before he blew out his elbow. The Giants lost him to the Rays in Thursday’s Rule 5 draft.
Photo: Michael Macor / The ChronicleLAS VEGAS — Fourteen players changed teams in the major-league portion of Thursday’s Rule 5 draft, the final event of the 2018 winter meetings. The Giants selected two of the 14, which is unprecedented.