NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Major League clubs gathered on the last full day of the Winter Meetings on Wednesday in Nashville to take part in the Rule 5 Draft. The event, being held in person for the first time in three years, gives clubs an opportunity to add low-risk, high-ceiling talent to their organizations. Yankees prospect Mitch Spence was selected by the A’s with the first pick in the Major League phase.
The Rule 5 Draft order is dictated by the reverse order of last season’s standings, unlike the amateur Draft (Rule 4), whose order is now determined in part by a Lottery. A team must have room on its 40-man roster to make a pick, so each team’s 40-man status is included in parentheses in the results list below. Clubs pay $100,000 to select a player in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft, but if that player doesn’t stay on the active Major League roster for the full season, he must be offered back to his former team for $50,000.
Here are the pick-by-pick results from the 2023 Rule 5 Draft, with the organization players are selected from in parentheses:
A’s (39) — RHP Mitch Spence (NYY)
Royals (39) — RHP Matt Sauer (NYY No. 25 prospect)
Rockies (39) — RHP Anthony Molina (TB)
White Sox (39) — LHP Shane Drohan (BOS No. 19 prospect)
Nationals (38) — SS Nasim Nuñez (MIA No. 16 prospect)
Cardinals (39) — RHP Ryan Fernandez (BOS)
Mets (34) — RHP Justin Slaten (TEX)
Guardians (39) — 3B Deyvison De Los Santos (AZ No. 5 prospect)
Padres (31) — RHP Stephen Kolek (SEA)
Rangers (35) — RHP Carson Coleman (NYY)
There is also a Minor League phase of the Rule 5 Draft, with the costs rising from $12,000 to $24,000 for a Triple-A pick (anyone not protected on a big league or Triple-A roster is eligible). The Double-A phase has been eliminated. Players selected in this portion of the Rule 5 Draft aren’t subject to any roster restrictions with their new organizations. Once a team passes once, they are done for the remainder of the Draft.
Round 1
Royals — OF Joe Gray (MIL)
Rockies — RHP Brendan Hardy (NYM)
White Sox — RHP Jose Ramirez (BOS)
Nationals — RHP Samuel Vasquez (CLE)
Cardinals — INF Johnfrank Salazar (BOS)
Angels — 1B Eric Wagaman (NYY)
Mets — C Donovan Antonia (CIN)
Pirates — RHP Fineas Del Bonta-Smith (COL)
Guardians — RHP Ty Brown (HOU)
Tigers — RHP Nick Starr (TEX)
Red Sox — C Michael Gasper (NYY)
Giants — RHP Nick Garcia (COL)
Reds — LHP TJ Sikkema (KC)
Padres — SS Clay Dungan (KC)
Yankees — RHP Gabriel Barbosa (COL)
Cubs — 2B Hayden Cantrelle (SF)
Marlins — OF Yeral Martinez (NYM)
D-backs — RHP Darlin Pinales (LAD)
Twins — LHP Rafael Marcano (PHI)
Blue Jays — OF Alexis Hernandez (BOS)
Phillies — C William Simoneit (OAK)
Astros — RHP Railin Perez (BOS)
Rays — RHP Michael Gomez (NYY)
Orioles — RHP Nelvis Ochoa (COL)
Braves — LHP Tyler Thomas (NYM)
Round 2
Royals — LHP Keylan Killgore (PHI)
Rockies — RHP Thomas Ponticelli (CLE)
Nationals — RHP Wander Arias (KC)
Cardinals — SS Miguel Villarroel (TEX)
Angels — RHP Ryan Miller (BOS)
Mets — RHP Alan Perdomo (COL)
Pirates — 1B Seth Beer (AZ)
Guardians — RHP Connor Gillispie (BAL)
Tigers — RHP Calvin Coker (OAK)
Giants — SS Dariel Lopez (PIT No. 14 prospect)
Reds — LF Alexander Ovalles (TB)
Padres — LHP Omar Cruz (PIT)
Yankees — RHP Kervin Castro (HOU)
Marlins — OF Marty Costes (HOU)
D-backs — 2B Andy Weber (CHC)
Twins — C Rafael Escalante (PIT)
Phillies — C Luis Caicuto (AZ)
Astros — RHP Carlos Betancourt (PHI)
Rays — RHP Roelmy Garcia (PIT)
Round 3
Royals — 2B Ryan Fitzgerald (BOS)
Nationals — RHP Daison Acosta (NYM)
Cardinals — RHP Benito Garcia (NYM)
Pirates — 3B Marcos Cabrera (NYY)
Guardians — LHP John Doxakis (TB)
Reds — SS Levi Jordan (CHC)
Marlins — 3B Sean Roby (SF)
D-backs — RHP John Matthews (TEX)
Twins — INF Angel Del Rosario (TOR)
Phillies — C Carson Taylor (LAD)
Rays — RHP Blake Brown (PHI)
Round 4
Royals — pass
Nationals — CF Moises Gallardo (OAK)
Cardinals — pass
Pirates — CF PJ Hilson (SF)
Guardians — pass
Reds — RHP Brock Bell (BOS)
Marlins — LHP Adam Laskey (CHC)
D-backs — pass
Twins — RHP Sheldon Reed (CHC)
Phillies — SS Trevor Schwecke (TOR)
Rays — pass
Round 5
Nationals — pass
Pirates — pass
Reds — pass
Marlins — RHP Julio Dilone (SEA)
Twins — pass
Phillies — 1B Bryce Ball (CLE)
