The Rule 5 Draft was held today. Here are the first round picks. Draft picks are listed by the team making the selection, player name and the team he was selected from.
As a reminder, players selected in the Rule 5 draft must remain on the 25-man roster the entire subsequent season or they are returned to the team from which they were taken.
- New York Yankees* (from Washington): Jamie Hoffmann, Dodgers
- Pittsburgh: John Raynor, Marlins
- Texas^ (from Baltimore): Benjamin Snyder, Giants
- Kansas City: Edgar Osuna, Braves
- Cleveland: Hector Ambriz, Diamondbacks
- Arizona: Zach Kroenke, Yankees
- New York Mets: Carlos Monasterios, Phillies
- Florida# (from Houston): Jorge Jiminez, Red Sox
- San Diego: pass
- Oakland: Bobby Cassevah, Angels
- Toronto: Zech Zinicola, Nationals
- Chicago White Sox: pass
- Milwaukee: Chuck Lofgren, Indians
- Chicago Cubs: Mike Parisi, Cardinals
- Tampa Bay: Armando Zerpa, Red Sox
- Seattle: Kanekoa Texeira, Yankees
- Texas: pass
- Florida: pass
- San Francisco: Steve Johnson, Orioles
- St. Louis: Ben Jukich, Reds
- Colorado: pass
- Philadelphia: Ken Herndon, Angels
- Los Angeles Dodgers: pass
- Boston: pass
- Los Angeles Angels: pass
- New York Yankees: pass
* Acquired from Nationals as part of Brian Bruney trade
^ Acquired from Baltimore as part of Kevin Millwood trade
# Acquired from Houston as part of Matt Lindstrom trade
The Tigers, Twins, Braves and Reds did not have picks because their 40 man roster was full.
The number 1 pick of the 2009 Rule 5 Draft, Jamie Hoffmann will now play all of 2010 on the Yankees 25-man roster
