Overview
- Major League Baseball will conduct the Rule 5 Draft at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday in Orlando, with a live stream on MLB.com.
- The selection order follows the reverse of the 2025 standings, and teams must have 40-man roster space to make a pick.
- Eligible players are those left off 40-man rosters after four or five professional seasons, and selecting clubs pay $100,000 and must keep the player on the 26-man roster or offer him back after waivers.
- A separate Minor League phase allows $24,000 selections without subsequent roster restrictions for the acquiring club.
- Preview lists from MLB Pipeline and CBS Sports flag candidates such as Jud Fabian, Griff McGarry, Blake Burkhalter, Hayden Mullins and Samy Natera Jr., with CBS offering selection predictions that differ from Pipeline’s broader watch list, and context from last year notes 15 major-league selections with three sticking all season.