2025 Rule V Draft

The 2025 Rule V Draft was held Wednesday, December 10 at 2 p.m. ET at the Bonnet Creek Ballroom VII-XII in Orlando, FL.

The 2025 version of the draft was heavy on pitching, as 12 of the 13 Major League selections were pitchers. The lone position player was catcher Daniel Susac.

Rule V Draft Major League Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization	Notes
Round 1
Colorado Rockies	RJ Petit	Pitcher	Toledo Mud Hens	Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox	Jedixson Paez	Pitcher	Worcester Red Sox	Boston Red Sox
Washington Nationals	Griff McGarry	Pitcher	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Philadelphia Phillies
Minnesota Twins	Daniel Susac	Catcher	Las Vegas Aviators	The Athletics	traded to San Francisco Giants for Miguel Caraballo
Pittsburgh Pirates	Carter Baumler	Pitcher	Norfolk Tides	Baltimore Orioles	traded to Texas Rangers for Jaiker Garcia and cash
The Athletics	Ryan Watson	Pitcher	Sacramento River Cats	San Francisco Giants	traded to Boston Red Sox for Justin Riemer and cash
St. Louis Cardinals	Matt Pushard	Pitcher	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Miami Marlins
Houston Astros	Roddery Muñoz	Pitcher	Louisville Bats	Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Guardians	Peyton Pallette	Pitcher	Charlotte Knights	Chicago White Sox
Toronto Blue Jays	Spencer Miles	Pitcher	Sacramento River Cats	San Francisco Giants
New York Yankees	Cade Winquest	Pitcher	Memphis Redbirds	St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies	Zach McCambley	Pitcher	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Miami Marlins
Round 2
Chicago White Sox	Alexander Alberto	Pitcher	Durham Bulls	Tampa Bay Rays

Rule V Draft Minor League Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization	Notes
Round 1
Colorado Rockies	TJ Shook	Pitcher	[[]]	New York Mets
Chicago White Sox	Jackson Kelley	Pitcher	[[]]	Texas Rangers
Washington Nationals	Sandy Gaston	Pitcher	[[]]	Los Angeles Angels
Minnesota Twins	Sam Ryan	Pitcher	[[]]	Los Angeles Angels
Pittsburgh Pirates	Junior Flores	Pitcher	[[]]	San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Angels	Eybersson Polanco	Pitcher	[[]]	Boston Red Sox
The Athletics	Abel Mercedes	Pitcher	[[]]	Houston Astros
Atlanta Braves	Carter Howell	Outfielder	[[]]	San Francisco Giants
Tampa Bay Rays	Alvaro Mejias	Pitcher	[[]]	Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals	Ryan Murphy	Pitcher	[[]]	San Francisco Giants
Miami Marlins	Jake Smith	Pitcher	[[]]	Los Angeles Angels
Arizona Diamondbacks	Antonio Menendez	Pitcher	[[]]	Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers	Jonathan Brand	Pitcher	[[]]	Boston Red Sox
Cincinnati Reds	Nate Peterson	Pitcher	Biloxi Shuckers	Milwaukee Brewers
New York Mets	Justin Armbruester	Pitcher	[[]]	Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers	Luke Taggart	Pitcher	[[]]	Colorado Rockies
Houston Astros	Trey McLoughlin	Pitcher	[[]]	New York Mets
Cleveland Guardians	Jack Carey	Pitcher	[[]]	Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Red Sox	Caden Vire	Pitcher	Carolina Mudcats	Milwaukee Brewers
Seattle Mariners	Carson Taylor	1st Baseman	[[]]	Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs	Adam Stone	Pitcher	[[]]	New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays	Hedbert Perez	Outfielder	Biloxi Shuckers	Milwaukee Brewers
New York Yankees	Hancel Rincon	Pitcher	[[]]	Milwaukee Brewers
Philadelphia Phillies	Austin Murr	Outfielder	[[]]	Detroit Tigers
Milwaukee Brewers	Cole Phillips	Pitcher	[[]]	Seattle Mariners
Round 2
Washington Nationals	Brady Hill	Pitcher	[[]]	Colorado Rockies
Minnesota Twins	Garrett Spain	Outfielder	Biloxi Shuckers	Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates	Brandon Neeck	Pitcher	[[]]	Los Angeles Dodgers
The Athletics	Darlin Pinales	Pitcher	[[]]	Arizona Diamondbacks
Atlanta Braves	Archer Brookman	Catcher	[[]]	Detroit Tigers
Miami Marlins	Livan Reinoso	Pitcher	[[]]	Los Angeles Dodgers
Arizona Diamondbacks	Sean Harney	Pitcher	[[]]	St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds	Zavier Warren	1st Baseman	Biloxi Shuckers	Milwaukee Brewers
New York Mets	Aaron Rozek	Pitcher	[[]]	Minnesota Twins
Detroit Tigers	Jan Caraballo	Pitcher	[[]]	San Francisco Giants
Houston Astros	Edwin Sanchez	Outfielder	[[]]	Los Angeles Dodgers
Boston Red Sox	Matt Lloyd	1st Baseman	[[]]	St. Louis Cardinals
Seattle Mariners	Sean Hermann	Pitcher	[[]]	New York Yankees
Chicago Cubs	Zane Mills	Pitcher	[[]]	St. Louis Cardinals
Toronto Blue Jays	Travis Kuhn	Pitcher	[[]]	Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees	Abrahan Gutierrez	Catcher	[[]]	The Athletics
Philadelphia Phillies	Evan Gates	Pitcher	[[]]	San Francisco Giants
Round 3
Washington Nationals	Dylan Tebrake	Pitcher	[[]]	New York Mets
Pittsburgh Pirates	Kyle Larsen	Pitcher	[[]]	Texas Rangers
The Athletics	Jorge Marcheco	Pitcher	[[]]	Los Angeles Angels
Arizona Diamondbacks	Danny Serretti	Infielder	[[]]	Detroit Tigers
New York Mets	Matt Turner	Pitcher	[[]]	New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers	John Stankiewicz	Pitcher	[[]]	Minnesota Twins
Boston Red Sox	Raudelis Martinez	Catcher	[[]]	Tampa Ray Rays
Chicago Cubs	Devin Ortiz	3rd Baseman	[[]]	San Diego Padres
Round 4
Washington Nationals	Jack Rogers	Outfielder	[[]]	Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates	Bryan Mena	Pitcher	[[]]	Colorado Rockies
Detroit Tigers	Yendy Gomez	Pitcher	[[]]	Los Angeles Angels
Round 5
Washington Nationals	Eiker Huizi	Pitcher	[[]]	San Diego Padres
Round 6
Washington Nationals	Cesar Rojas	Pitcher	[[]]	Tampa Bay Rays

Further Reading

• Jonathan Mayo: "Every pick from the 2025 Rule 5 Draft, plus expert analysis", mlb.com, December 10, 2025. [1]

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