Royals select right-handed pitcher Stephen Woods in the Rule 5 draft

Dec 12 2019 by Royals Review

 
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And they don’t lose anyone.

The Rule 5 draft is like Antiques Roadshow for baseball junkies. Teams sift through players deemed not good enough to be among the 40 players protected on the roster in order to find the rare overlooked future All-Star. For a rebuilding team like the Royals, it is another opportunity to find freely available talent, and while you’ll usually end up with Rich Thompson or Nate Adcock (remember them?) once in...

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