Right-handed pitcher Evan Reifert showed swing-and-miss potential in the Tampa Bay Rays’ organization.

The Nationals selected Reifert with the fifth pick in the Rule 5 draft Wednesday, JJ Cooper of Baseball America reports. Reifert has been a known reliever prospect for a couple years, thanks ...

The Washington Nationals selected right-handed pitcher Evan Reifert in the Major League phase of the 2024 Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General ...

One of the players worth keeping an eye on is Evan Reifert. Selected in the Rule 5 Draft away from the Tampa Bay Rays, he has the potential to develop into a lights-out late-inning pitcher.

as they won the lottery and then decided to select a player in the 2024 Rule 5 draft with their No. 5 overall selection by taking right-handed Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Evan Reifert. Since this a ...

It’s actually quite rare. The Nationals, though, were willing to take a shot on an unprotected prospect for the third straight year, hoping Evan Reifert bucks the trend and proves himself a ...

And righty reliever Evan Reifert went to the Nationals with the No. 5 pick. Lavender, 24, is recovering from May 2024 elbow surgery and expected to be ready around midseason, giving them an ...

Rule 5 Draft The Nationals selected right-hander Evan Reifert from the Rays with their first pick in the Rule 5 Draft. Reifert, 25, went 2-0 with a 1.96 ERA in 35 relief appearances (41 1/3 innings) ...