NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Major League Baseball's Rule 5 Draft took place Thursday morning, and the Rays escaped relatively unscathed.
The Rule 5 Draft served as the final event at the 2016 Winter Meetings from the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center outside Washington, D.C.
No Rays players were selected during the Major League phase of the Draft, and they lost just one player during the Triple-A phase. Meanwhile, the Rays used the fourth pick of the Major League phase to select right-hander Kevin Gadea from the Mariners, then followed with two selections during the Triple-A phase.