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- Updated: December 8, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Major League Baseball’s Rule 5 Draft took place Thursday morning, and the Rays escaped relatively unscathed.
The Rule 5 Draft served as the final event at the 2016 Winter Meetings from the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center outside Washington, D.C.
• Rule 5 Draft results
No Rays players were selected during the Major League phase of the Draft, and they lost just one player during the Triple-A phase. Meanwhile, the Rays used the fourth pick of the Major League phase to select right-hander Kevin Gadea from the Mariners, then followed with two selections during the Triple-A phase.
“We protected eight, we selected one, and didn’t lose any in the Major League phase,” Rays farm director Mitch Lukevics said. “So we’re really excited coming out of this year’s Draft.”
The Rays entered the Rule 5 Draft with 39 names on their 40-man roster, which allowed room to make a selection. Gadea, 22, fit the bill.
The Nicaraguan native stands 6-foot-5, weighs 188 pounds and was 4-1 with a 2.36 ERA in 15 Minor League …
