Rule 5 Draft

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From MLB Trade Rumors:

 

Rule 5 players must stay with their new big league club all year or be offered back to the old team. Today's picks in the Major League phase:

 

1. Astros take Rhiner Cruz from Mets.

2. Twins take Terry Doyle from White Sox.

3. Mariners take Lucas Luetge from Brewers.

4. Orioles take Ryan Flaherty from Cubs.

5. Royals take Cesar Cabral from Red Sox; traded to Yankees for cash.

6. Cubs take Lendy Castillo from Phillies.

7. Padres

8. Pirates take Gustavo Nunez from Tigers.

9. Marlins

10. Rockies

11. Athletics

12. Mets

13. White Sox

14. Reds

15. Indians

16. Nationals

17. Blue Jays

18. Dodgers

19. Angels

20. Giants

21. Braves take Robert Fish from Angels.

22. Cardinals take Erik Komatsu from Nationals.

23. Red Sox take Marwin Gonzalez from Cubs, traded to Astros for Marco Duarte

24. Rays

25. Diamondbacks take Brett Lorin from Pirates.

26. Tigers

27. Brewers

28. Rangers

29. Yankees take Brad Meyers from Nationals.

30. Phillies

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From Carrie Muskat's article on the Cubs website:

 

Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer credited scouting director Tim Wilken and special assistant Dave Littlefield with their work in scouting Castillo. Although the right-hander is new to pitching, Hoyer said he has good velocity and can spin a breaking ball well. Right now, he's projected for the Cubs' bullpen.

 

The Cubs will receive $100,000 total after losing both Flaherty and Gonzalez in the Major League phase. Hoyer said he was not surprised they were taken. The baseball operations department had long discussions about whether to keep the pair on the 40-man roster, which would have protected them from being selected.

 

"Those were two guys we spent a lot of time talking about and, candidly, we thought they were two guys who may well get taken," Hoyer said. "They're both good players and we hope we get them back. That's the nature of setting your roster. You have to make hard decisions."