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Major League teams stocked up on pitching Wednesday in the big league phase of the winter meeting draft of unprotected players, taking pitchers with eight of the 10 selections — including three from the New York Yankees' system. The Yankees lost a pair of right-handers in first two picks, with Oakland taking Mitch Spence and Kansas City selecting Matt Sauer. Texas, fresh off its first World Series victory, took right-hander Carson Coleman from the Yankees with the No. 23 selection.

The Kansas City Royals added some depth in the Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday.

Here’s what we learned on the final day of this year’s Winter Meetings...

This was the first time since 2016 the Marlins did not select a player in the MLB phase of the Rule 5 Draft.

The Rule 5 Draft will take place on Dec. 6 during MLB’s Winter Meetings in Nashville.