MLB Rule 5 Draft Results: Phillies Add Five Players in MLB Rule 5 Draft Minor League Portion

The 2023 MLB Rule 5 Draft was held on Wednesday afternoon from the 2023 MLB Winter Meetings at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Conference Center in Nashville, TN. While there was plenty of action in the Major League portion of the draft from other teams around the league, the Philadelphia Phillies were conspicuously quiet. The Fightins passed on every opportunity to add a player during the Major League portion and instead focused on the minor-league portion of the Rule 5 Draft. It was during the MiLB portion of the Rule 5 Draft that the Phillies added five players including three catchers. 

Here’s a breakdown of the Phillies’ 2023 MLB Rule 5 Draft selections and players the club lost during the Draft.

Phillies 2023 MLB Rule 5 Draft Selections

Major League Rule 5 Draft: No Players Selected and No Players Lost

Minor League Rule 5 Draft: Players Selected

• C William Simoneit (OAK)
• C Luis Caicuto (ARZ)
• C Carson Taylor (LAD)
• INF Trevor Schwecke (TOR)
• INF Bryson Ball (CLE)

Minor League Rule 5 Draft: Players Lost

• LHP Rafael Marcano (MIN)
• LHP Keylan Killgore (KC)
• RHP Carlos Betancourt (HOU)
• RHP Blake Brown (TB)

About the Rule 5 Draft

We can skip the Big League rules of the Rule 5 Draft since the Phillies didn’t select any players or lose any players during the MLB portion of the proceedings. As for the minor-league portion, here’s how the Minor League Rule 5 Draft works.

• Any MiLB player not on the MiLB 38-man roster can be selected.
• A $24,500.00 payment is made to the original club for each player selected.
• Players are eligible to play for any level in their new ballclub’s minor league system.
• Players DO NOT have to be added to the 40-man roster.
• Players DO NOT have to be offered back to their original club if they’re being waived.
• Original club’s DO NOT receive a $50,000.00 payout for a player being waived.