What does "Drafted via Rule 5" mean in the MLB?
2006-12-08 09:52:13 · 4 answers · asked by YOOOO 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
At the winter meetins each year there is a Rule V draft where teams can draft players who've had enough mL service time but aren't protected by being on the ML roster.
The most famous Rule V player was probably Johan Santana.
If a team drafts a Rule V player they have to pay $50k compensation and they have to stay on the 25 man roster all season long. If they do not then they must be offered back to the original club for $25k.
2006-12-08 10:08:51 · answer #1 · answered by NM 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Players drafted under Rule 5 are those who have been signed by their team but left off their 40 man roster. Other teams can draft those players for 50 thousand dollars with the provision that they keep them in the major leagues for an entire season. If they don't, they must offer them back to their original team for 25 thousand dollars. It's a pretty complicated rule and Rule 5 players don't often succeed in the majors, although Roberto Clemente was one of the exceptions to the Rule many years ago.
2006-12-08 18:14:59 · answer #2 · answered by Commander 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Rule 5 Draft is making sure that teams don't stockpile too much young talent. All Minor Leaguers who have played 3 years in the minors or more are part of it, provided they didn't make the professional affiliates 40-man roster.
2006-12-08 18:08:16 · answer #3 · answered by #1denverfan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neil has explained it perfectly, so I"m not going to say the same thing. I'll just throw out some notable guys who are rule V draftees:
George Bell
Bobby Bonilla
Roberto Clemente
Darrell Evans
Willie Hernandez
Scott Podsednik
Johan Santana
2006-12-08 19:03:21 · answer #4 · answered by Craig S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋