After a hectic offseason, the Houston Astros managed to bring home a haul from the Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings. Teams run the danger of losing some of their players who are almost ready for the Major Leagues during this selection procedure. If they are eligible for this draft, they may wind up with another team if there isn’t enough room for them on the 40-man roster to be protected.
Proficient front offices across the league are able to capitalise on this by identifying gifted players to hire.
That’s exactly what the Astros accomplished.
Brian McTaggart, a team insider, notes that Houston did not lose any players. They may continue to grow as part of the Astros’ pipeline and avoid having to be added to their 40-man roster this season because they were able to add five enticing options in the minor league phase of this Rule 5 Draft.
