Left-hander Nate Lavender was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays, and right-hander Mike Vasil, the team’s No. 12 prospect, according to Baseball America, was taken by the Philadelphia Phillies. Dom Hamel, the team’s No. 11 prospect, was not taken in the draft, meaning he stays put.

Major League Baseball's annual Rule 5 Draft was held Wednesday afternoon at the Winter Meetings in Dallas. The Rule 5 Draft is a mechanism designed to give minor leaguers a big-league opportunity by making it more difficult for clubs to stash players in the minors indefinitely.