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Akil Baddoo’s 2021 was delightful and surprising. Was it that unusual, though?

share-square-893688 The Tigers are no stranger to the Rule 5 Draft. They’ve been near-annual participants in recent years, and have managed to find useful Major League players out of other teams’ farm systems as a result. The Rule 5 Draft each December allows teams to add young talent by plucking prospects who aren’t on other organizations’ 40-man rosters. Under the current format, players first signed at age 18 or younger must be added to 40-man rosters within five seasons, or they become eligible to be drafted. Players signed at age 19 or older have to be protected within four seaso...

share-square-1354544 PHILADELPHIA -- MLB’s annual Rule 5 Draft was Thursday, with the Phillies selecting Yankees shortstop Kyle Holder 11th overall. The organization has made its share of Rule 5 picks over the years. Philadelphia selected Hall of Fame right-hander Grover Cleveland Alexander in 1910 (though the rules behind the Rule 5 Draft back then were different than today's incarnation). He worked out pretty well, huh? Other Rule 5 picks included Pinky Whitney (1927), Clay Dalrymple ('59) and Jack Baldschun (1960). It is an interesting list of players. Here is a look at the Phillies’ R...

The Rule 5 draft rarely yields meaningful MLB contributors, but the Tigers general manager has squeezed some value from the event.

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