The Sporty Blogger

The Rule 5 draft is a Major League Baseball player draft that occurs each year in December, at the annual Winter Meeting of general managers. The Rule 5 draft aims to prevent teams from stockpiling too many young players on their minor league affiliate teams when other teams would be willing to have them play in the majors. The Rule 5 Draft is named for its place in the Professional Baseball Collective Bargaining Agreement. The June Rule 4 draft, known as simply "the draft" or the "amateur draft", is a distinctly different process in which teams select high school and college players. Now that we got that out of the way lets see the players we never heard of.


Pick Player Position Drafted By Drafted From 2008 Club

1 Terrell Young RHP Washington Cincinnati Sarasota
2 Reegie Corona INF Seattle New York (AL) Trenton
3 Everth Cabrera SS San Diego Colorado Asheville
4 Donald Veal LHP Pittsburgh Chicago (NL) Tennessee
5 Lou Palmisano C Baltimore Milwaukee Brevard County
6 Luis Perdomo RHP San Francisco St. Louis Springfield
7 David Patton RHP Cincinnati Colorado Modesto
8 Kyle Bloom LHP Detroit Pittsburgh Altoona
9 Jose Lugo LHP Kansas City Minnesota Ft. Myers
10 Benjamin Copeland CF Oakland San Francisco Fresno
11 James Skelton C Arizona Detroit Erie
12 Zachary Kroenke LHP Florida New York (AL) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
13 Gilbert De La Vara LHP Houston Kansas City Northwest Arkansas
14 Jason Jones RHP Minnesota New York (AL) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
15 Darren O'Day RHP New York (NL) Los Angeles (AL) Salt Lake
16 Eddie Morlan RHP Milwaukee Tampa Bay Montgomery
17 Robert Mosebach RHP Philadelphia Los Angeles (AL) Arkansas
18 Miguel Gonzalez RHP Boston Los Angeles (AL) DNP
19 Derek Rodriguez RHP Tampa Bay Chicago (AL) Charlotte
20 Ivan Nova RHP San Diego New York (AL) Tampa
21 Rocky Cherry RHP New York (NL) Baltimore Norfolk



Triple-A Phase

Pick Player Position Drafted By Drafted From 2008 Club
1 Ricardo Nanita OF Syracuse (WAS) Chicago (AL) Birmingham
2 Ryan Patrick RHP Tacoma (SEA) Milwaukee Huntsville
3 Andres Santos LHP Indianapolis (PIT) New York (AL) DSL Yankees
4 Robert Valido SS Norfolk (BAL) Chicago (AL) Charlotte
5 Matt Yourkin LHP Fresno (SF) Florida Carolina
6 Francisco Lizarraga SS Louisville (CIN) Los Angeles (NL) Las Vegas
7 Luis Ortega RHP Omaha (KC) Washington DSL Nationals
8 Yusuf Carter OF Sacramento (OAK) Chicago (NL) Daytona
9 Elio Sarmiento C Oklahoma City (TEX) San Francisco San Jose
10 Anthony Hatch INF Albuquerque (LAD) Toronto New Hamp.
11 Ryan Klosterman SS New Orleans (FLA) Toronto New Hamp.
12 Russ Haltiwanger RHP Memphis (STL) Kansas City NW Arkansas
13 Cody Haerther OF Las Vegas (TOR) St. Louis Memphis
14 Andrew Locke RF Round Rock (HOU) Los Angeles (NL) Inland Empire
15 Henry Arias RHP Rochester (MIN) Cincinnati Dayton
16 Carl Loadenthal OF Buffalo (NYM) Atlanta Richmond
17 Mark Holliman RHP Nashville (MIL) Chicago (NL) Tennessee
18 Kyle Haines 2B Lehigh Valley (PHI) San Francisco Connecticut
19 Jason Rice RHP Pawtucket (BOS) Chicago (AL) Kannapolis
20 Rafael Quintero RHP Indianapolis (PIT) Cleveland DSL Indians
21 Josh Perrault RHP Norfolk (BAL) Washington Harrisburg
22 Richard Suomi C Omaha (KC) Philadelphia Lehigh Valley
23 Josue Selenes RHP Sacramento (OAK) New York (AL) Staten Island
24 Guilder Rodriguez SS Oklahoma (TEX) Milwaukee Huntsville
25 Brett Harker RHP Albuquerque (FLA) Philadelphia Reading
26 David Shinskie RHP Syracuse (TOR) Minnesota New Britain
27 John Madden RHP New Orleans (NYM) San Diego Portland
28 Jonathan Ash 2B Nashville (MIL) Houston Round Rock
29 Javis Diaz OF Lehigh Valley (PHI) San Diego Lake Elsinore
30 Miguel Marquez RHP Pawtucket (BOS) Seattle DNP
31 Gerardo Esparza RHP Indianapolis (PIT) Seattle VSL Mariners
32 Carlos Arias RHP Omaha (KC) Cleveland Mah. Valley
33 Ronald Hill RHP Albuquerque (FLA) Philadelphia Reading
34 Shane Justis SS Nashville (MIL) Los Angeles (NL) Jacksonville
35 Juan Sanchez SS Nashville (MIL) Milwaukee GCL Twins


Double-A Phase

Pick Player Position Drafted By Drafted From 2008 Club
1 Andrew Barb RHP Bowie (BAL) Seattle DNP