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The Rule 5 Draft has been a staple of baseball’s annual Winter Meetings for a long time, and even the virtual format of the Meetings this year couldn’t stop the Rule 5 Draft.
The Cardinals have had their share of activity throughout the years, but not so much recently in the Major League portion of the draft. While the format and eligibility rules have changed at times, here are all the players the Cardinals have selected in the Major League portion of the Rule 5 Draft since 1960:
2015: Mets RHP Matt Bowman -- A reliable option out of the bullpen for three years, Bowman posted a 4.10 ERA for the Cardinals in 156 games (149 1/3 innings) with 124 strikeouts and 49 walks. Injuries in 2018 led to the Cardinals designating him for assignment, and he was claimed off waivers by the Reds for the ’19 season.