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- Updated: December 8, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Reds selected a pair of catchers in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft on Thursday morning as the 2016 Winter Meetings came to a close.
Cincinnati took Luis Torrens from the Yankees with the second pick of the first round, and Stuart Turner was selected in the second round from the Twins’ organization. MLBPipeline.com ranked Torrens as the 17th-best prospect in the Yankees’ system.
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“The first pick, we have every intent to work out a trade for that guy,” Reds general manager Dick Williams said.
MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo reported that Torrens will likely be dealt to the Padres.
Teams can select players left unprotected for $100,000, and they must stay on the Major League 25-man roster of their new club for the entire season. If not, they are returned to their original organizations for $50,000. The prices were doubled ahead of this year’s Draft.
Turner, 24, was a third-round pick of the Twins in the …
