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    Jan 07, 2021 4 minutes
    J.J. COOPER

    @JJCOOP36

    In the major league phase of the 2018 Rule 5 draft, 14 players were selected. Just three of those 14 stuck with their drafting organizations.

    No. 1 pick Richie Martin played regularly at shortstop for the Orioles. Righthander Elvis Luciano, a 19-year-old plucked out of Rookie ball, was buried in the Blue Jays’ bullpen for all of 2019. Before the coronavirus pandemic arrived, he was ticketed to return to the minor leagues in 2020 to continue his development.

    The other player who stuck, righthander Brandon Brennan, worked low-leverage relief for the Mariners in 2019, appearing in 44 games. He

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