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Colorado selected right-hander RJ Petit from Detroit with the first of 13 picks in the Rule 5 draft of unprotected players left off 40-man major league rosters.

The Detroit Tigers failed to protect a top-30 pitching prospect in the Rule 5 Draft and saw him selected first overall.

The Tigers, for the third year in a row, opted not to make a pick in the Major League Rule 5 draft. They were quite active, though, in the Triple-A portion of the draft, selecting four right-handed pitchers: Luke Taggert from the Rockies, Jan Caraballo from the Giants, John Stankiewicz from the Twins and Yandy Gomez from the Angels.

Coming off a 119-loss season, the Colorado Rockies selected Detroit Tigers right-hander RJ Petit with the first pick of the Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday.

Rockies get 6-foot-8 fireballer RJ Petit from Tigers with No. 1 overall pick in Rule 5 Draft The Colorado Rockies ' league-worst record in 2025 came with one reward: The No. 1 overall pick in the Rule 5 Draft. They used it in style on Wednesday at the Winter Meetings, taking a 6-foot-8 right-handed pitcher, RJ Petit.

The Detroit Tigers have at least two prospects they should be concerned about going into next week’s Rule 5 draft.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks have made three additions to their minor league farm system in this year's 2025 Rule 5 Draft. Arizona was not able to make a selection

In the Rule 5 draft, teams can select unprotected draft-eligible players for $100,000. A selected player must stay on the 26-man roster (or the injured list) for the entire 2026 season. If removed from the roster, the player will be placed on waivers, then ...

Director of pitching, Gabe Ribas has left the organization as they look to jump start a stalled pitching pipeline.