The Yankees added three prospects to the 40-man roster on the tender deadline final month, shielding Prime 100 outfielder Spencer Jones (No. 4) and right-handers Elmer Rodríguez (No. 3) and Chase Hampton (No. 8) from Rule 5 Draft eligibility. However that also leaves a number of gamers within the system – together with seven of the membership’s Prime 30 prospects per MLB Pipeline – open to choice on the annual Rule 5 Draft, set for Wednesday on the Winter Conferences in Orlando, Fla.
Earlier than we check out who is perhaps in jeopardy, first, a Rule 5 refresher:
Gamers signed at age 18 or youthful need to be added to a group’s 40-man roster inside 5 seasons, and gamers signed at 19 or older should be added inside 4 seasons, or else they turn into eligible for choice by one other group.
Groups need to pay a $100,000 payment to pick a participant within the Main League section of the Rule 5 Draft, and the participant is required to stay on the 26-man roster for the complete season. If the choosing group desires to take away him from the roster, the participant should first be supplied again to his former group for $50,000.
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The Rule 5 Draft is all the time unpredictable. However there’s a feeling issues might be actually lively this time round, after groups made 83 complete choices in final 12 months’s Rule 5 – essentially the most in 20 years, since 2004.
The Yankees hardly ever select within the Rule 5 Draft and it has been greater than 50 years since they held onto one for a full season (Billy Parker, 1973). However they misplaced 5 gamers within the Minor League section of the Rule 5 Draft in 2024, and it’s doable they might lose extra gamers this time round.
Listed here are three of their prospects who seem essentially the most susceptible of being plucked.
Brock Selvidge, LHP (No. 10): The Yankees’ third-round Draft choose from 2021 was banged up for the second straight season. He didn’t make his season debut at Double-A till June after which pitched to a 4.92 ERA over 75 innings, with an elevated stroll price. He nonetheless has a excessive flooring because of his above-average slider and stable command. However whether or not his future is as a back-end starter or helpful left-handed reliever is unclear, and the accidents made it troublesome to guard him on New York’s crowded roster. One other group may see a virtually large league-ready left-hander and provides him a shot.
Brendan Beck, RHP (No. 11): The Yankees’ second-round choose from 2021 has missed vital time to harm – he’s 27 and simply completed his first full professional season, splitting 2025 between Double-A and Triple-A. However Beck had success (albeit much less at Triple-A) and has superior management and command in a four-pitch bundle. His lack of any plus pitches give him a low ceiling, however a non-contending group may see him as a low-cost rotation possibility.
Harrison Cohen, RHP (No. 30): The 26-year-old righty is a main Rule 5 goal. He’s an older reliever with expertise on the higher ranges and strikeout stuff – the kind of plug-and-play bullpen possibility that tends to get chosen within the Rule 5 Draft. The previous undrafted free agent has posted consecutive seasons with sub-2.00 ERAs and struck out greater than a batter per inning whereas pitching to a 1.57 ERA in 28 2/3 innings at Triple-A final season. He depends on deception and a slider/cutter mixture that’s allowed him to succeed regardless of an peculiar fastball and generally shaky management.
Additionally value mentioning: RHP Eric Reyzelman (No. 26)
