The Rule 5 draft occurs every MLB offseason. Players eligible to be drafted must meet two selection criteria:
1) They are not on their parent team's 40 man roster.
2) They were signed by the parent team at 18 years of age or younger and have been with the organization for 5 years OR were signed by the parent team at 19 years of age or older and have been with the organization for 4 years.
The Rule 5 draft is like any other draft with the draft order going from the team with the worst won/loss record to the team with the best won/loss record. Any player selected in the Rule 5 draft must stay on the selecting team's 25 man roster for the entire season after the draft and costs the selecting team $50,000. If the selecting team decides it does not want the player to stay on their 25 man roster for the full season, they must offer the player back to the original team for $25,000.
Once the player stays on the selecting team's 25 man roster for the full season, the Rule 5 designation goes away and the selecting team has the right to send the player to the minors or to trade the player.
In Major League Baseball, in the event of a team such as the Cleveland Indians offering to return a player that they drafted in the Rule 5 draft from such as the New York Yankees but the Yankees declined, the Cleveland Indians would retain the rights to the player that they drafted.
There are no Rule 1, Rule 2 or Rule 3 drafts for Major League Baseball, all they have for drafts are the Rule 4 draft which is the First-Year Player Draft that is held in June on a yearly basis and the Rule 5 draft which is yearly held in December.
Prince Fielder is a professional baseball player who plays for Detroit Tigers in MLB. He is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs around 275 lbs. This makes him the chubbiest player in MLB.
From the official Major League Baseball Rule Book, Rule #1.09. The ball should not weigh less then 5 oz or more than 5 ¼ oz.
Baseball
Maybe what you mean is a '5 tool' player instead of a 5-2-0? I have never heard of a 5-2-0 player but have heard of a five tool player. A five tool player is one that: 1) hits for a high average 2) has good power 3) has good speed and is a smart baserunner 4) is very good defensively 5) has a good throwing arm.
David Wright,
5
Lenn Sakata is 5 feet 9 inches tall. He weighs 160 pounds. He bats right and throws right.
5' 10"
there is no mercy rule in the MLB. in Junior High baseball it is the 5 inning. It is also the 5 inning for high school
Johnny Hopp is 5 feet 10 inches tall. He weighs 170 pounds. He bats left and throws left.