"The Toronto Blue Jays sure came out as a double-winner following the Rule 5 Draft that took place on Wednesday (Dec. 10). Not only did they pick up a promising arm in right-hander Spencer Miles from the San Francisco Giants, the Blue Jays somehow managed to come out of it unscathed, as none of their own top prospects were taken in the draft."
"The Yankees lost three players from the Triple-A phase of the draft, the Orioles were the luckiest with only two players selected (one from the MLB portion and one from Triple-A portion), while both the Red Sox and Rays gave up the most assets with a whopping four players lost (one from the MLB and three from the Triple-A for each)."
"Notably, among the players being selected from the Blue Jays' arch rivals, Boston would surrender right-handed pitcher Jedixson Paez to the Chicago White Sox. Paez was the Red Sox No. 18 prospect on their top MLB prospects list according to MLB Pipeline and actually had a solid 2025 campaign that was cut short by injuries. In the end, he posted a tidy 2.79 ERA, 1.09 WHIP with 23 strikeouts in j19.1 innings pitched over seven starts."
The Toronto Blue Jays selected right-hander Spencer Miles from the San Francisco Giants in the MLB phase of the Rule 5 Draft and retained all of their top prospects. American League East rivals lost multiple players across the MLB and Triple-A phases of the draft. The New York Yankees lost three Triple-A players, the Baltimore Orioles had two selections (one MLB, one Triple-A), and both the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays lost four players apiece (one MLB, three Triple-A each). Boston surrendered right-hander Jedixson Paez to the Chicago White Sox, and the White Sox also took right-hander Alexander Alberto from the Rays, a high-ceiling arm who has not pitched above High-A.
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