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SKY News: Rule 5 Draft Monday, December 26th , 2039 Skyline Baseball League's Rule 5 draft will be held today. General managers should ensure that they have made all necessary roster moves prior to the start of the draft! Rule 5 Draft Rules --Only teams with empty slots on their expanded rosters can select a player in the draft. --Players with more than 4 years of professional experience are eligible to be selected, unless they are protected on a team's expanded roster. --Players drafted at the age of 18 or younger are protected for one additional year. They are eligible if they have more than 5 years of professional service. --Each selected player must be kept on the selecting team's major league roster for the entire year, or be returned to his original team. --Even if a selected player is subsequently traded, he must remain on that team's major league roster for the entire year. Note: Eligible players are noted on the team transaction screen with a "#" symbol. |
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