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The Rays Must Add Jeremy Hellickson and Desmond Jennings to 40-Man Roster by Early December
H/T to Brickhaus for the idea. For those unaware, the Rule 5 draft is basically MLB's way of preventing talent hoarding, here are the rules associated with eligiblity: After 4 or 5 years as a profess...
Skelton Remains with Arizona
Minor leaguer James Skelton will not be returning to the Detroit Tigers, after all. The Arizona Diamondbacks will keep him in their system after working out a deal to send pitcher Brooks Brown t...
Meet Derek Rodriguez
The Rays Rule 5 pick. A 25-year-old starter-turned-reliever, Rodriguez was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 14th round of the 2005 amateur draft. In 2008, the White Sox decided to transition R...
Regarding Donald Veal
Marc Hulet did an excellent job at Baseball Analysts covering the tantalizing Rule 5 pitching options. One I want to cover today is Cubs lefty Donald Veal. If memory serves right, it wasn't too long a...
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