
Each team must submit a 40-man roster before 6 p.m. Eastern Time next Tuesday. Qualified players who are not on the protected list have the opportunity to be selected by other teams.
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The Major League Baseball Rule 5 Draft will take place on December 9th, US time, and each team must submit a 40-man roster before 6pm ET next Tuesday. Players who are eligible for the Rule 5 draft but are not on the protected list have the opportunity to be selected by other teams. If a team selects a player in the Rule 5 draft, it must pay a transfer fee of US$100,000; if the player cannot stay on the 26-man roster of the major leagues for the entire season, it must return him to his home team for US$50,000.
Jonathan Long. (File photo, AFP)
[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The Major League Baseball Rule 5 draft will be held on December 9, US time. Each team must submit a 40-man roster before 6 pm ET next Tuesday. Players who meet the Rule 5 draft qualifications but are not on the protected list have a chance to be selected by other teams. The official website of Major League Baseball lists the top 30 potential prospects from each team's eligible farms. The Marlins' Taiwanese mixed-race slugger Jonathon Long and the Phillies' Taiwanese fireball man Pan Wenhui are both on the list.
Players who are signed before the age of 18 and have played five minor league seasons, or who have been signed before the age of 19 and have played four minor league seasons and have not been added to the 40-man roster during this period, are eligible for the Rule 5 draft. If a team picks a player in the Rule 5 draft, it must pay a transfer fee of US$100,000; if the player cannot stay on the 26-man major league roster for the entire season, it must return him to his home team for US$50,000.
The official website of Major League Baseball today wrote an article to take stock of the top 30 potential farm prospects of each team who are eligible for the Rule 5 draft. Among them, Jonathan Long, a mixed-race slugger who plays for the Marlins 3A, "Dragon Boy" is one of them. Jonathan Long is ranked 19th among the Marlins farm rookies. This year he was traded to the Marlins by the Cubs before the trade deadline. He played 133 games throughout the season and posted 16 home runs and 83 RBIs. He hit .275/.369/.447 and had an offensive index of 0.883.
Pan Wenhui, a 160-kilometer Taiwanese fireball man who plays for Phillies 2A, is currently ranked 20th among farm rookies. He was promoted from 1A to 2A this season. He played in 38 games as a reliever and accumulated 5 wins and 0 losses. He also made 6 saves and had an ERA of 3.10.
Pan Wenhui. (File photo, AFP)

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