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Braves pick up left-handed pitcher in Rule 5 draft

Left-handed pitcher Evan Rutckyj has been in the New York Yankees' farm system since 2010.

Credit: Jim Prisching

Credit: Jim Prisching

Left-handed pitcher Evan Rutckyj has been in the New York Yankees' farm system since 2010.
Dec 10, 2015

The Braves selected pitcher Evan Rutckyj from the New York Yankees in baseball's Rule Five Draft Thursday in Nashville.

Rutkyj (pronounced RUT-ski) has a 31-25 career record, spanning 129 appearances over six minor league seasons, including 47 starts.

In 2015, Rutkyj, 23, split his season between the Yankees' High-A and Double-A teams, for a combined 3-2 record and a 2.63 ERA over 36 relief appearances. The 6-foot-5, 210-pound lefthander from Windsor, Canada, struck out 82 batters in 61-2/3 innings of work.

» Read more about how the Braves intend to use Rutkyj on MyAJC

This is the second year Atlanta has selected a pitcher in the December draft. Last year, the Braves picked right-hander Dan Winkler from the Colorado Rockies.

In the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft, the Braves took right-hander Enderson Franco from the Marlins’ Double-A roster and lost 25-year-old lefty reliever Mitch Lambson to the Brewers. The Braves got Lambson in a midseason trade from the Astros

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