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The Greg Hill Show

The Emergence Of Former Rule 5 Pick Justin Slaten | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

The Greg Hill Show

Audacy

Sports

2.6709 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): It's always a good story when a Rule 5 pick emerges into a standout major leaguer. That's Justin Slaten's path to becoming one of the Red Sox' chief late-inning relievers is a notable one. Bradfo catches up with Slaten to discuss his journey since being taken in the Rule 5 Draft prior to last season, and how far he has come in this year as a big leaguer. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Yeah, there should be some passion.

0:01.6

This doesn't have to be boring.

0:02.8

Boring, boring.

0:04.2

You don't get bored of my baseball.

0:05.5

Okay, one thing the game needs is more people like you, you, you, you.

0:08.3

Still have grown, man, run around tight hands.

0:11.6

It's Mookie Betts.

0:12.6

This is Daniel Bard.

0:13.5

Steve Aoki.

0:14.4

Here's Salt Alamacia.

0:15.6

This is Brockhole.

0:16.7

Hey, this is John Lester. Baseball isn't boring. Welcome.

0:22.5

So baseball isn't boring.

0:25.0

Here's your host, Rob Radford.

0:27.7

You know we love talking about Rule 5 picks.

0:29.4

We love tracking their progress.

0:40.1

We love talking about how they have to endure so much mindset, new level of competition, all the above. And in case you don't know what rule five draft picks are dual five players are well those players must remain on the active big league

0:45.5

roster of the new club for the entire season or else clear waivers and be offered back to their

0:51.4

previous organization for half of their $100,000 draft price.

0:56.4

Players can be placed on the injured list, but if they don't accrue at least 90 days of active

1:01.2

service time, this year, the Rule 5 guidelines will extend in the next season until they do.

1:07.1

All right, that was a complicated way of saying, yep, a player gets drafted. If he makes a team

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