Nats Lose Two, Pick Up One in Rule 5 Draft
Sterling Sharp the first Nats player taken in the MLB phase since 2013
Handy-Dandy Rule 5 Cheat Sheet
| NEWLY AVAILABLE | PASSED ON LAST YEAR |
SELECTED FROM NATS MLB PHASE, 2010-2018 |
RETURNED 2010-2018 |
| Banks | Reetz | M. Martinez | |
| Upshaw | Wiseman | B. Meyers | B. Meyers |
| Sundberg | Sagdal | Komatsu | Komatsu |
| Howard | A. Lee | Rosenbaum | Rosenbaum |
| Williamson | Peterson | Kobernus | Kobernus |
| Howell | Brinley | Nieto | |
| Sharp | Pantoja |
Draft picks only listed; IFAs who who debuted 2015 or earlier are also eligible.
I think the point here should be obvious: The odds are no one will get selected (Nieto was selected in 2013) and if he is selected, he will probably be returned.
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Vote for Your Favorite Arms
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Vote for Your Favorite Bats
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Nats Add One (1) to 40-Man Roster
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