Rule-5 Draft
Rangers Acquire Rule 5 Pick From Pittsburgh
The Rangers did not pick anyone in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 draft, but they did manage to come away with a Rule 5 pick, nonetheless. They made a trade with the Pirates who had the 5th selection. They traded Jaiker Garcia and cash considerations to Pittsburgh in return for the player the Pirates would select, RHP Carter Baumler. The team he was selected from was the Orioles who drafted him out of high school in the 5th round of the 2020 draft. Baumler will turn 24 at the end of next m
Rangers lose four prospects in Rule-5 Draft
The Texas Rangers lost four prospects in the 2022 Rule-5 Draft: RHP Mason Englert, Catcher Randy Florentino, OF Josh Stowers and RHP Seth Nordlin. The Rangers did not select any players. They didn't have room on their 40-man roster to select a player in the Major-League portion. In total, teams selected 82 players (4 from the Rangers) in this Rule-5 Draft. First, here are a couple of things to keep in mind in regards to the Rule-5 Draft. * Any player that was 18 and under at the time of thei