The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired two more players at the Rule 5 Draft, this time from the Chicago Cubs as Richard Gallardo and Jacob Wetzel are both now with the Blue Jays.
The Blue Jays made their first move of the Rule 5 Draft earlier this evening by selecting pitcher Angel Bastardo from the Boston Red Sox who is still recovering from Tommy John surgery.
Blue Jays take Richard Gallardo and Jacob Wetzel from the Cubs at the Rule 5 Draft
The Blue Jays announced that in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft taking place in Dallas today at the annual Winter Meetings, they selected pitcher Richard Gallardo and outfielder Jacob Wetzel from the Chicago Cubs.
We've selected the following players in the Minor League phase of today's Rule 5 Draft:
RHP Richard Gallardo (Cubs)
OF Jacob Wetzel (Cubs)
Additionally OF Garrett Spain was selected by the Brewers.
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Gallardo spent last season with the Cubs double-A affiliate team in which he had a 6.06 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 16.1 innings pitcher and missed the majority of the season due to an undisclosed injury.
#BlueJays selected RHP Richard Gallardo from CHC's system in the minor-league phase of the Rule 5 draft.
The 22 y/o pitched to a 6.06 ERA (2.94 FIP) with 17 Ks in 16.1 IP at AA last season. He missed most of 2024 with an undisclosed injury.
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Outfielder Jacob Wetzel on the other hand spent his season with the Cubs single-A affiliate team where he had 8 homeruns and 43 RBIs in 91 games last season along with a .253 batting average.
While Gallardo's numbers are a little rough, Wetzel seems to have some promise even though he is still far away from making a major league appearance he will surely help improve the Blue Jays farm system.
Were these good pick ups by the Blue Jays at the Rule 5 Draft?
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