The Seattle Mariners will have several players available to be selected by other teams in the upcoming Rule 5 Draft in December after moving three to the 40-man roster on Tuesday.
The Seattle Mariners have had over 30 minor leaguers leave the organization in free agency since the regular season ended. Some have retired, others are simply exploring other options and some have signed major league deals with other organizations.The Rule 5 Draft will take place during MLB Winter Meetings on Dec. 11. The Rule 5 Draft is meant to be a competitive balance that prevents organizations from hoarding prospects.
The rule for the Draft is players have to be placed on the 40-man roster by the team who selected them.and other organizations to move players to the 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 draft was 3:00 p.m. PT on Tuesday.on MLB.com from Joe Trezza, the Mariners had three new prospects that needed to be moved to the 40-man roster to avoid being Rule 5-eligible: right-handed pitchers Taylor Dollard and Jimmy Joyce and outfielder Carlos Jimenez. Dollard is ranked the organization's No.
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