Three of the New York Yankees' top prospects will not be exposed to the Rule 5 Draft.
to add players to their 40-man roster before they'd be available to be selected in this year's Rule 5 Draft, the, right-handed pitchers Chase Hampton and Elmer Rodriguez- Cruz as well as outfielder Spencer Jones have all been placed on the 40-man roster and thus won't be apart of the player pool for the Rule 5 Draft, which will take place at the end of the Winter Meetings in December.
As outlined by MLB.com, players who sign their first professional contract at 18-years-old or younger must be added to the 40-man roster within five seasons in order to avoid being exposed to the Rule 5 Draft, while players who first sign at 19-years-old or older have to be placed on the 40-man roster within four seasons. "Players first signed at age 18 or younger must be added to 40-man rosters within five seasons or they become eligible to be drafted by other organizations through the Rule 5 process,"Jones and Hampton, who were both members of New York's 2022 draft class, signed with the club at 21 and 20, respectively. Rodriguez-Cruz, meanwhile, was selected in the fourth round of the 2021 draft by the Boston Red Sox and signed when he was 17-years-old. Feb 18, 2025; Tampa, FL, USA; New York Yankees player Chase Hampton poses for a portrait during the Photo Day at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: New York Yankees via Imagn Images | New York Yankees-Imagn Images, was sent to New York by the Red Sox last offseason for catcher Carlos Narváez. He posted a 2.58 ERA with 176 strikeouts in 150 innings this season.' No. 4 farmhand according to Pipeline, is in the running for a sizable role with the big-league club next year after mashing 35 home runs with 29 stolen bases and a .933 OPS in 2025. Hampton, who Pipeline ranks as New York's No. 8 prospect, underwent Tommy John surgery this past February. He has logged a 3.45 ERA across 125 1/3 innings as a professional up to this point. Make sure to bookmark Yankees On SI to get all your daily New York Yankees news, interviews, breakdowns and more!Jack is a New Jersey native who graduated from the University of Pittsburgh as a Media & Professional Communications major in 2024 who is now covering the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Yankees for On SI.
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