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Rule 5 Draft Picks: First Round

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.

  1. New York Yankees* (from Washington): Jamie Hoffmann, Dodgers
  2. Pittsburgh: John Raynor, Marlins
  3. Texas^ (from Baltimore): Benjamin Snyder, Giants
  4. Kansas City: Edgar Osuna, Braves
  5. Cleveland: Hector Ambriz, Diamondbacks
  6. Arizona: Zach Kroenke, Yankees
  7. New York Mets: Carlos Monasterios, Phillies
  8. Florida# (from Houston): Jorge Jiminez, Red Sox
  9. San Diego: pass
  10. Oakland: Bobby Cassevah, Angels
  11. Toronto: Zech Zinicola, Nationals
  12. Chicago White Sox: pass
  13. Milwaukee: Chuck Lofgren, Indians
  14. Chicago Cubs: Mike Parisi, Cardinals
  15. Tampa Bay: Armando Zerpa, Red Sox
  16. Seattle: Kanekoa Texeira, Yankees
  17. Texas: pass
  18. Florida: pass
  19. San Francisco: Steve Johnson, Orioles
  20. St. Louis: Ben Jukich, Reds
  21. Colorado: pass
  22. Philadelphia: Ken Herndon, Angels
  23. Los Angeles Dodgers: pass
  24. Boston: pass
  25. Los Angeles Angels: pass
  26. 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.

Jamie Hoffmann In The Sun

The number 1 pick of the 2009 Rule 5 Draft, Jamie Hoffmann will now play all of 2010 on the Yankees 25-man roster