Here we go: the Rangers have made their first 40-man addition of the 2017-2018 offseason, trading left-handed pitcher Reiver Sanmartin to the New York Yankees for right-handed pitcher Ronald Herrera. It makes sense for the Yankees: they needed a 40-man roster spot in advance of the Rule 5 draft deadline. Texas, after a spate of […]
The Rule 5 Draft: How Does That Work?
MLB’s Rule 5 Draft is, in essence, a way to keep teams from stashing minor leaguers in their system forever without any hope of them advancing to the big leagues. It’s an interesting wrinkle in the player development system, and it makes for some interesting intrigue in the long winter of the baseball offseason. The […]