INDY PLAYERS SHUTOUT IN TODAY'S RULE 5 DRAFT

I thought there might be news from the Rule 5 Draft today (Thursday) since five players with Independent experience were taken one year ago, but that was not the case. Not a single former Indy player was selected in any phase of the draft that took place on the final day of the Winter Meetings in Dallas.

Two of the five chosen by a new organization last December remain with their new team. Jacob Blackwood is with San Diego (see previous blog post) and right-hander Daniel Sattler, who, like Blackwood, had played for the Kansas City T-Bones when they still were in the Northern League, went 1-3, 5.40 with the Angels' Double-A Arkansas team this summer. He also made five appearances in the rookie Arizona League (0-1, 1.29).

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