Traditionally, the Rule 5 Draft serves as the official closing bell for the Winter Meetings. With the meetings taking place virtually this year, the proceedings won’t have quite the same ring of finality, but it’s the showcase event of the meetings nonetheless. The Mariners have been active in recent drafts, collecting INF Mike Ford (later returned to the Yankees) and pitchers Brandon Brennan and Yohan Ramirez in the past three years. With the team not entirely in contention mode, there might be room for another selection in 2020. Also, because of the lack of a minor-league season, teams are left evaluating prospects who might have played their way into a 40-man spot in 2020 with incomplete information.
Possible Mariners Rule 5 targets for 2020
