“There’s a lot of preparation, a lot of unknowns and anxieties,” said Stephen Osterer, new Guardians director of player development. “It’s not super straight forward in projecting who you could or could not lose.

Rule 5 Draft was held earlier today at the conclusion of the 2024 Winter Meetings. Players eligible to be drafted can be protected on a team’s 40-man roster. This year, Cleveland protected bullpen arms RHP Franco Aleman and RHP Nic Enright,

DALLAS, Texas (WKBN) – The Cleveland Guardians selected infielder Will Wilson from the San Francisco Giants in the Rule 5 Draft, Triple-A phase on Wednesday afternoon.

DALLAS (AP) — Pitchers again dominated the big league phase of the Rule 5 draft at the winter meetings, comprising 11 of the 15 unprotected players who were picked Wednesday. The 121-loss Chicago White Sox had the first pick and selected 24-year-old right-hander Shane Smith from the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

The Braves haven’t made any notable moves this offseason, but they did make a couple of acquisitions today, taking two players in the Rule 5 draft, adding right-hander Anderson Pilar from the Marlins and shortstop Christian Cairo from the Guardians.