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D-backs use Rule 5 Draft to add ‘pen depth
- Updated: December 8, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The D-backs added another arm to the bullpen competition this spring by selecting right-hander Tyler Jones from the Yankees’ organization in Thursday’s Rule 5 Draft.
Jones, 27, spent last year with Double-A Trenton, where he was 6-2 with a 2.17 ERA and 11 saves in 33 games.
• 2016 Rule 5 Draft results
The selection of Jones cost the D-backs $100,000. They must keep the player on the Major League roster for the entire season or offer him back to the Yankees for $50,000. It is also possible they could work out a trade for Jones if the D-backs wanted to send him to the Minors at some point.
“We’ve had our eye on him,” general manager Mike Hazen said. “He had a great second half in Double-A for the Yankees. Good power arm, good fastball, power curveball. We …
