I don’t know if the Rule 5 Draft has gotten increasingly less relevant, but it sure feels that way. Teams now care a lot about roster flexibility, and savvy organizations are focused on skillsets and their own development strengths in a way where the waiver/cash considerations wire can be a more useful avenue for speculative additions than the Rule 5 Draft,

With a few open spots on their 40-man roster, the Rays seem likely to make a selection in Wednesday’s Rule 5 draft. Baseball operations president Erik Neander said Tuesday afternoon that they still were discussing their plans and had some interest in making what can be a low-risk,

A look at Sammy Siani, Damon Keith, A.J. Vukovich, Logan Workman and other intriguing Rule 5-eligible players.

EST, Major League Baseball will hold the annual Rule 5 Draft. Held near the end of the Winter Meetings, the draft allows a team without a full 40-man roster to select eligible players who are not on the 40-man roster of other clubs.