Patrick Reddington has been FBB's Managing Editor since 2007; credentialed reporter (2009-2020); freelance writer; covering the Expos/Nationals online since 2006.
RULE 5 DRAFT:
With the 5th overall pick in the 2024-25 Rule 5 Draft, Washington’s Nationals selected right-handed reliever Evan Reifert, 25, a 2018 30th Round pick by the Rangers, who did not sign with Texas, who pitched in the Milwaukee Brewers’ (2021) and the Tampa Bay Rays’ systems (‘22-’24) before he was selected by the Nats on Wednesday afternoon.
Reifert was ranked 28th in the Rays’ Top 30 by MLB Pipeline, with their scouts noting how he impressed in the Arizona Fall League back in 2022 after taking what they describe as, “.