2022 Rule 5 Draft Results
It’s one of the most overlooked days on the MLB calendar but that doesn’t mean it isn’t important. The 2022 Rule 5 Draft was held today and the results are in. Below I’m going to list all of the picks so you know which prospects are changing locations.
For those that don’t know what the Rule 5 Draft is, we have a post that explains everything you need to know. Long story short; it’s a chance for some of the bad teams to automatically insert some young talent on their roster from rival clubs that have no room on their 40-man roster.
Without further ado, here are the results.
First Round
1. Nationals: RHP Thad Ward (Red Sox) (hat tip to Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com)
2. A’s: 1B Ryan Noda (Dodgers)
3. Pirates: LHP Jose Hernandez (Dodgers)
4. Reds: OF Blake Sabol (Pirates)
5. Royals: pass
6. Tigers: RHP Mason Englert (Rangers)
7. Rangers: pass
8. Rockies: RHP Kevin Kelly (Guardians) (Rockies announced they traded Kelly to the Rays for cash considerations)
9. Marlins: RHP Nic Enright (Guardians)
10. Angels: pass
11. D-backs: pass
12. Cubs: pass
13. Twins: pass
14. Red Sox: pass
15. White Sox: RHP Nick Avila (Giants)
16. Giants: pass
17. Orioles: RHP Andrew Politi (Red Sox)
18. Brewers: RHP Gus Varland (Dodgers)
19. Rays: pass
20. Phillies: RHP Noah Song (Red Sox)
21. Padres: LHP Jose Lopez (Rays)
22. Mariners: RHP Chris Clarke (Cubs)
23. Guardians: pass
24. Blue Jays: pass
25. Cardinals: RHP Wilking Rodriguez (Yankees)
26. Yankees: pass
27. Mets: RHP Zach Greene (Yankees)
27. Braves: pass
29. Astros: pass
30. Dodgers: pass
Second Round
all teams passed
To close things out here, it’s pretty notable that the Red Sox lost three players. One of which is Thad Ward, a young pitcher with some promise as a backend starter. It remains unclear why Boston didn’t protect him but it’s something to monitor moving forward.
