The Rule 5 Draft took place at the Winter Meetings today, and the Major League portion was fairly uneventful, with just fifteen selections being made despite many teams having an opening on their 40-man roster. The Mariners, perhaps unsurprisingly, were one of the teams that chose to pass on selecting a player, continuing their trend from last winter and leaving Chris Clarke as the last selection they made in 2022. On the bright side, no team plucked anything from their farm system.
The minor league portion of the draft, though, was far more active, and the M’s made four selections to help fill out their organizational depth, while also not losing any players.