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Astros Crawfish Boil: December 9th, 2021

So long to MiLB Rule 5 pick Ronnie Dawson, here’s hoping that he can find more opportunity in the Reds’ system

By CKuno Dec 9, 2021, 8:05am CST

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The Minor League Rule 5 draft has come and gone and here’s a full list of all the players selected (MLB Trade Rumors)
The Astros picked themselves up a new minor league pitcher in the form of the former Tiger Ruben Garcia (Twitter - Mark Berman)
At the same time they lost Robbie Dawson, who will return to his native Ohio to play in the Reds’ system (Twitter - Mark Sheldon)
Buck Showalter is one of the candidates for the Mets’ open managerial position, and seemed impressed at the interview (MLB.com)
Yasiel Puig has found himself a new team across the Atlantic, and will be playing for the KBO’s Kiwoom Heroes (MLB Trade Rumors)
Like the rest of us, Clint Frazier is happy that he has nothing to do with the Yankees organization (Sporting News)
Are the Braves going to lose the three big names that helped them get to a World Series this year? (Sports Illustrated, $$$)
Endeavor, the company that owns UFC, is creating a company that’s expected to buy up 9 minor league teams (The Athletic, $$$)