Braves: Thursday, December 14 Rule 5 Draft preview
The 2017 Rule 5 Draft is on Thursday at 9am ET or 6am if you’re on the west coast. You can watch the live stream of the draft on MLB.com.
The big question will be, are the Atlanta Braves going to draft anyone? They’ve been pretty quiet during the Winter Meetings, but could make some news during this draft.
Could they make a splash and sign a superstar? Most likely not. But newly crowned GM Alex Anthopoulos could find a key bullpen piece.
Atlanta currently has 37 players on their 40-man roster so a spot is open. If you’re unaware of this draft, there are a few stipulations. Let’s review…
Three phases to the Rule 5 Draft:
- The Major League Phase when teams can select Rule 5 Draft eligible players off the reserve lists of any minor league clubs for a fee of $50,000.
- The AAA Phase when AAA affiliates can choose eligible players off the reserve lists of minor league clubs below AAA for $12,000.
- The AA Phase when AA affiliates can choose eligible players off the reserve lists of minor league clubs below AA for $4,000.
Key Points to the Rule 5 Draft:
- At the Major League level the player must remain on the Major League 25-man roster for the entirety of the next season.
- Even if the player goes on the DL, they must be active on the active roster for 90 days
- If the draftee misses a whole season, they must be on the active roster for 90 days the following season
- Players chosen in the minor league part of the draft do not need to return to the original teams for any reason. Their contracts are irrevocable assigned to the drafting team.
Order for the 2017 Rule 5 Draft:
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The Braves have two pretty big names within their organization that they did not protect. Infielder Travis Demeritte and outfielder Dustin Peterson.
Jonathan Mayo listed three of the top names heading into the Rule 5 Draft…
"Nick Burdi, a hard-throwing reliever coming back from Tommy John surgery has been mentioned most prominently as the potential No. 1 pick. Fellow right-handers Burch Smith of the Rays and Cale Coshow."
A couple other names I’m looking at that could be fits for the Braves…
Mason McCullough RHP (DBacks)
Kohl Stewart RHP (Twins)
Mark Appel RHP (Phillies) – remember that name?!
Trevor Clifton RHP (Cubs)
Osmer Morales (Angels)
Casey Meisner (A’s)
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With the 8th pick this year, not every team will select a player, we’ll see who we get. Whoever it is, if anyone, we’ll cover it here!