Before we get into the topic at hand, it may be helpful to really dive into how the Rule 5 Draft process works. Kaelen Jones of Sports Illustrated wrote a great article regarding the draft process. To summarize, teams draft a prospect who has enough eligible years of professional service time while also not being protected on the 40 man roster. This costs the ‘selecting’ team $100,000. If selected during the draft, that player must stay on the 25 man roster for the entire season or the ‘selecting’ team must send the player back to his original team for a return of $50,000.
Blue Jays: Rule 5 may cost Jordan Romano and Travis Bergen for good
