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Red Sox Rule 5 Draft History
 
 

2025 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
2. CWS selected Jedixson Paez from BOS (returned)
8. ATH selected Ryan Watson from SF, traded him to BOS for Justin Riemer (returned)

Minor League Phase
6. LAA selected Eybersson Polanco from BOS
10. TB selected Alvaro Mejias from BOS
14. TEX selected Jonathan Brand from BOS
22. BOS selected Caden Vire from MIL
52. BOS selected Matt Lloyd from STL
92. BOS selected Raudelis Martinez from TB		  
   
2024 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
6. TOR selected Angel Bastardo from BOS (returned)

Minor League Phase
12. BOS selected Hobie Harris from NYM
17. KC selected Bryan Gonzalez from BOS
27. PHI selected Eduardo Lopez from BOS
35. BOS selected Darvin Garcia from PIT
49. BOS selected Manuel Medina from MIA
52. CHC selected Robert Kwiatkowski from BOS
59. BOS selected Jack Anderson from DET
60. STL selected Miguel Ugueto from BOS

2023 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
4. CWS selected Shane Drohan from BOS (returned)
6. STL selected Ryan Fernandez from BOS
7. NYM selected Justin Slaten from TEX, traded him to BOS for Ryan Ammons

Minor League Phase
3. CWS selected Jose Ramirez from BOS
5. STL selected Johnfrank Salazar from BOS
11. Selected Mickey Gasper from NYY
18. TOR selected Alexis Hernandez from BOS
22. HOU selected Railin Perez from BOS
30. LAA selected Ryan Miller from BOS
45. KC selected Ryan Fitzgerald from BOS
58. CIN selected Brock Bell from BOS
   
2022 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
1. WAS selected Thaddeus Ward from BOS
13. BAL selected AJ Politi from BOS (returned)
16. PHI selected Noah Song from BOS (returned)

Minor League Phase
12. Selected Joe Jacques from PIT
36. Selected Ryan Miller from NYY
61. PHI selected Cameron Cannon from BOS
 2021 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
Not held due to MLB lockout

Minor League Phase
19. Selected Austin Lambright from KC
37. Selected Brian Keller from NYY
   
2020 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
4. Selected Garrett Whitlock from NYY

Minor League Phase
4. Selected Tyreque Reed from TEX
28. Selected Kaleb Ort from NYY
 2019 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
10. Selected Jonathan Araúz from HOU

Minor League Phase
15. Selected Raynel Espinal from NYY
32. Selected Jose Espada from TOR
   
2018 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
-

Minor League Phase
4. DET selected Tyler Hill from BOS
25. Selected Anyelo Gomez from NYY
36. Selected Andrew Schwaab from DET		 2017 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
-

Minor League Phase
22. Selected Andy Ferguson from KC
38. Selected Luke Tendler from TEX
   
2016 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
8. LAA selected Justin Haley from BOS (returned)
12. BAL selected Aneury Tavarez from BOS (returned)
14. Selected Josh Rutledge from COL

Minor League Phase
20. Selected Harrison Cooney from LAA
34. Selected Josh D. Smith from PIT		 2015 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
-

Triple-A Phase
10. Selected Jhonny Polanco from STL
45. CHC selected Jesus Loya from BOS

Double-A Phase
-
   
2014 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
4. HOU selected Jason Garcia from BOS (traded to Bal)
6. Selected Jandel Gustave from HOU (traded to KC)

Triple-A Phase
-

Double-A Phase
-
 2013 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
9. BAL selected Michael Almanzar from BOS (returned)

Triple-A Phase
19. Selected Jonathan Roof from PHI

Double-A Phase
-
   
2012 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
1. HOU selected Josh Fields from BOS
4. BAL selected Ryan Pressly from BOS
7. Selected Jeff Kobernus from WAS (traded to DET)

Triple-A Phase
4. Selected Jack McGeary from WAS
20. Selected Jon Bachanov from CWS

Double-A Phase
-
 2011 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
5. KC selected Cesar Cabral from BOS
10. Selected Marwin Gonzalez from CHC (traded to HOU) 

Triple-A Phase
14. Selected Gerardo Olivares from TB

Double-A Phase
-
   
2010 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
14. TB selected Cesar Cabral from BOS (returned) 
19. NYY selected Daniel Turpen from BOS (returned) 

Triple-A Phase
-

Double-A Phase
-		 2009 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
8. HOU selected Jorge Jimenez from BOS (returned) 
13. TB selected Armando Zerpa from BOS (returned) 

Triple-A Phase
-

Double-A Phase
-
   
2008 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
18. Selected Miguel Gonzalez from LAA

Triple-A Phase
19. Selected Jason Rice from CWS
30. Selected Miguel Marquez from SEA

Double-A Phase
-
 2007 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
4. SF selected Jose Capellan from BOS (returned)
18. PHI selected Lincoln Holdzkom from BOS (returned) 

Triple-A Phase
21. PIT selected Mauricio Mendez from BOS

Double-A Phase
-
   
2006 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
11. Selected Nick Debarr from TB (returned) 

Triple-A Phase
-

Double-A Phase
-		 2005 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
10. Selected Jamie Vermilyea from TOR (returned) 

Triple-A Phase
19. CHC selected Victor Ramos from BOS
23. Selected Henry Cabrera from PIT
32. ATL selected Jason Richardson from BOS
34. Selected Vince Harrison from STL
44. Selected David Bacani from NYM

Double-A Phase
-
   
2004 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
11. Selected Adam Stern from ATL

Triple-A Phase
21. Selected Tony Granadillo from STL

Double-A Phase
3. TOR selected Milton Tavarez from BOS
6. Selected Steve Langone from LAD
 2003 Rule 5 Draft

Major League Phase
15. Selected Lenny DiNardo from NYM
18. NYY selected Colter Bean from BOS (returned) 

Triple-A Phase
-

Double-A Phase
-
   
 
 
 
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