Blue Jays select pair of pitchers, outfielder in 2025 Rule 5 Draft

On the heels of Pete Alonso's massive deal with the Baltimore Orioles, the 2025 Rule 5 draft got underway.

As a refresher, any player selected in the major league portion of the Rule 5 draft has to remain on that team's active roster or on the IL for the entire season. If not, he has to be offered back to his original team at half the price.

This year, the Toronto Blue Jays selected three players.

In the Major League portion of the draft, Toronto chose Spencer Miles, a right-handed from the San Francisco Giants. Miles is interesting, as he missed most of last year recovering from Tommy John surgery and only made his 2025 debut in the Arizona Fall League.

The Blue Jays went through something similar last year with their pick Angel Bastardo, who spent the entire year on the injured list. While it's certainly possible that Miles begins 2026 on the IL, he appears to be in good shape to make an impact on the major league roster at some point next season.

In two seasons in the minors, Miles has had ten appearances (three starts) and is 2-0 with a 4.30 and 22 strikeouts in 14.2 innings.

In addition to Miles, the Blue Jays also selected two players in the minor league portion of the draft. This works the same as the major league except players are chosen from Double-A or level and will be on the team's Triple-A Roster.

In the minor league rounds, the Blue Jays selected outfielder Hedbert Perez from the Milwaukee Brewers and pitcher Travis Kuhn from the Detroit Tigers.

In total, 68 players were chosen, 13 at the major league level and 55 in the minor league rounds.