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The Kansas City Royals didn\u2019t make a selection<\/a> in either portion of the 2025 Rule 5 Draft.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday, the Royals monitored the annual event. There were scouting representatives from all 30 teams in attendance. The Rule 5 Draft consisted of a major-league phase and minor-league component.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe probably discussed five pitchers and it was four position players that we thought were worthy of discussion,\u201d Picollo said. \u201cBut in the end, we view the Rule 5 player as they\u2019re essentially an out of options player. So if you acquire them, they have to stay on your team. \u2026 I think the Rule 5 is fairly often a reflection of where a team is in their timeline and your progression.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Royals protected starters Ben Kudrna and Steven Zobac<\/a> in November. They were added to the 40-man roster ahead of the Winter Meetings. However, the Royals left talented prospects such as Javier Vaz and Chandler Champlain available for the Rule 5 Draft.<\/p>\n

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Both players remained with the Royals. In fact, the club didn\u2019t lose any unprotected prospects during the Rule 5 Draft.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou don\u2019t want to lose anybody in the Rule 5, especially in the major-league phase,\u201d Picollo said. \u201cThe major-league phase is a little bit more predictable than the minor-league phase as a lot of it is how is your Double-A team stacking up? \u2026 It\u2019s a little bit based more on need, where the major-league phase can be pretty impactful. Guys that we may not have protected doesn\u2019t mean they don\u2019t factor into our major league team.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Royals\u2019 current 40-man roster stands at 38 players. There\u2019s a chance the number could grow depending on how the offseason pans out.<\/p>\n

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At the Winter Meetings, Picollo held multiple conversations<\/a> with agents and other teams. He also confirmed the Royals have offers on the table. Now, the club enters a waiting game as free agents will survey their options.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ll say we\u2019re in a good spot in a sense that we\u2019ve not lost out on anybody we have really great interest in,\u201d Picollo said. \u201cIt\u2019s a matter of just hanging in especially on the free-agent side.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jaylon Thompson covers the Royals for The Kansas City Star. He previously covered the 2021 World Series and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jaylon is a proud alumnus of the University of Georgia.<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.kansascity.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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