The Rule 5 Draft is set to take place on Wednesday, December 6, during the Winter Meetings in Nashville at 2 p.m. ET on MLB dot com. David Stearns has made it clear in his New York Mets tenure that he’s focused on building significant depth, and the Rule 5 Draft is a place where you can find that with minimal risk. Let’s begin with a quick summary of the Rule 5 Draft and how it works. The...
The Mets have selected Zach Greene, a right-handed pitcher from the Yankees in the 2022 MLB Rule 5 Draft. Greene pitched in AAA in 2022, and had a 3.42 ERA in 68.1 IP. Greene also compiled 12.64 K/9 for the Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders and allowed hitters to hit only .199 off of him last season. Greene, 26, was an eighth-round draft pick by the Yankees in 2019 out of South Alabama. Mets have...
Following a partial one-year hiatus brought on by the 2021 lockout, the Rule 5 Draft returns to the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings next week. There was no major league portion of the draft in 2021, but there was still a minor league draft that saw 51 players get chosen including the Mets taking right-hander pitchers Alex Valverde and Carlos Ocampo and the Mets losing right-hander pitchers...
Good morning, Mets fans! According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the New York Mets did not make any moves to add to the 40-man roster before last night’s deadline, leaving players like Jake Mangum and others, exposed for the upcoming Rule 5 draft. Mangum, who was drafted in the fourth round in the 2019 MLB Draft, only played in72 games this season due to a spinal injury. At age 26, Mangum...
Though the primary focus of the Mets’ offseason will be squarely on the big-ticket acquisitions, the moves made on the margins can sometimes prove to be just as important. The winter baseball calendar lends itself to these transactions, from the non-tender deadline to the Rule 5 Draft. It’s the latter that comes into focus as the date to add eligible players to the 40-man roster to shield them...
Good morning, Mets fans! Billy Eppler was introduced as the 16th general manager in Mets history Friday, in a press conference with owner Steve Cohen and president Sandy Alderson. The three made it clear that the Mets intend to spend big this Winter. Cohen said that Alderson and Eppler will be given “whatever they need,” with regards to resources this winter. Patrick Glynn of MMO wrote on how...
The New York Mets chose not to add any of their minor leaguers to the 40-man roster ahead of Friday’s 5 PM EST deadline, leaving a handful of notable names unprotected heading into next month’s Rule 5 Draft. Per MLB’s Rule 5 Draft glossary entry: “[…] The Rule 5 Draft allows clubs without a full 40-man roster to select certain non-40-man roster players from other...
The New York Mets did the obvious and added Andres Gimenez and Thomas Szapucki to the 40 man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft. With the team potentially losing Tomas Nido as they investigate backup catching options, they secured their catching depth by adding Ali Sanchez. Finally, they arguably protected their best-exposed starter in Jordan Humphreys. Even with the Mets protecting...
The 2018 Rule 5 Draft wraps up the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings on December 13 and there’s a number of interesting players available this year including numerous former first rounders. Before we look at which players the Mets should target in the draft let’s go over the rules of the entire process. The current rules require teams to “protect” players from the draft by...
Over the next few days, the Mets have some decisions to make. By Tuesday, Nov. 20, the Mets (as well as the other 29 clubs), must set their 40-man roster. Those who are left off will be exposed to the Rule 5 draft which will take place at the end of the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas on Thursday, Dec. 13. Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com highlighted which minor league players might be exposed to the...
3 UP 1. Mets Sign Swarzak Heading into the Winter Meetings, the Mets prioritized adding at least one reliever, and the Mets accomplished that goal by signing right-handed reliever Anthony Swarzak. Swarzak is coming off a career best year partially fueled by an uptick in his velocity. Swarzak made 70 appearances in his time between the White Sox and Brewers. He was 6-4 with a 2.33 ERA, 1.03...
The New York Mets have selected right-handed pitcher Burch Smith with the 6th overall pick in the Rule 5 draft. The Mets have traded Smith to the Kansas Royals for cash considerations or a player to be named later. Smith, 27, went 5-3 with a 2.40 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 8.9 K/9 over 56.1 innings in 2017. Smith pitched in 13 games in the Tampa Bay Rays system finishing the season at Triple-A where he...
