Right-handed pitcher Evan Reifert showed swing-and-miss potential in the Tampa Bay Rays’ organization.

The Nationals selected Reifert with the fifth pick in the Rule 5 draft Wednesday, JJ Cooper of Baseball America reports. Reifert has been a known reliever prospect for a couple years, thanks ...

The Washington Nationals selected right-handed pitcher Evan Reifert in the Major League phase of the 2024 Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General ...

It’s actually quite rare. The Nationals, though, were willing to take a shot on an unprotected prospect for the third straight year, hoping Evan Reifert bucks the trend and proves himself a ...

as they won the lottery and then decided to select a player in the 2024 Rule 5 draft with their No. 5 overall selection by taking right-handed Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Evan Reifert. Since this a ...

They came away with right-handed pitcher Evan Reifert, who was previously with the Tampa Bay Rays. He began pitching with them in 2022 after one season with the Milwaukee Brewers, who originally ...

And righty reliever Evan Reifert went to the Nationals with the No. 5 pick. Lavender, 24, is recovering from May 2024 elbow surgery and expected to be ready around midseason, giving them an ...

The Washington Nationals had a solid couple of days in Dallas and walk away from the 2024 MLB Winter Meetings as big winners.

Rule 5 Draft The Nationals selected right-hander Evan Reifert from the Rays with their first pick in the Rule 5 Draft. Reifert, 25, went 2-0 with a 1.96 ERA in 35 relief appearances (41 1/3 innings) ...

The Rays lost righty reliever Evan Reifert to the Nationals earlier in the Rule 5 draft, and they responded by poaching lefty reliever Lavender from the Mets. Lavender had the internal brace ...