Last updated on 8/20/2019
The following players will be eligible for the Major League phase of the Rule 5 draft on December 12, 2019 (players in bold will be eligible for the first time). Teams can protect players from the Rule 5 draft by placing them on the 40-man roster. The deadline to add a player to the 40-man roster this year is November 20, 2019.
Note: If a player you think is eligible does not appear on this list, be sure to check the Minor FA tab. Since minor league free agency is granted a few weeks ahead of the Rule 5 addition deadline, it may be the case that a player will not be eligible for the Rule 5 draft simply because he will be eligible for minor league free agency first.
Added to 40-man roster, no longer eligible for the Rule 5 draft
Pete Alonso --- 3/28/2019
Stephen Nogosek --- 6/18/2019
AAA --- Syracuse Mets
Matt Blackham
Harol Gonzalez
Sam Haggerty
Braxton Lee
Corey Taylor
AA --- Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Austin Bossart
Yeizo Campos
Michael Gibbons
Andres Gimenez
Kevin Kaczmarski
Patrick Mazeika
Michael Paez
Joseph Shaw
David Thompson
Joe Zanghi
Jacob Zanon
A+ --- St. Lucie Mets
Edgardo Fermin
Mitch Ghelfi
Carlos Hernandez
Jordan Humphreys
Wagner Lagrange
Desmond Lindsay
Austin McGeorge
Thomas McIlraith
Hansel Moreno
Dan Rizzie
Thomas Szapucki
Blake Tiberi
Ezequiel Zabaleta
A --- Columbia Fireflies
Guillermo Granadillo
Colin Holderman
Joel Huertas
Jose Miguel Medina
Jose Moreno
Shervyen Newton
Jake Simon
Juan Uriarte
A- --- Brooklyn Cyclones
Ranfy Adon
Briam Campusano
Nelson Leon
Angel Manzanarez
Jose Mena
Yoel Romero
R --- Kingsport Mets
Anthony Dirocie
Gregory Guerrero
Andres Regnault
R --- GCL Mets
Anderson Bohorquez
Jurgen Jimenez
Players are naturally protected from the Rule 5 draft 4 times if they were younger than 19 on the June 5th immediately prior to the date on which they signed their first contract, and 3 times if they were age 19 or older. If they signed their first contract after the end of the season (for the team to which they're assigned), then their natural Rule 5 protection extends an additional year.
