DALLAS -- The Rule 5 Draft will take place here at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, the annual event in which teams try to find some diamond-in-the-rough big league talent.

A refresher on how the Major League phase of the Rule 5 works:

Any player who turned pro at age 18 or younger in 2020 or at age 19 or older in 2021 is eligible for selection in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft if he isn't on a 40-man roster. Clubs who take a player in that phase must pay his former team $100,000 and keep him on their active big league roster throughout the following season. The player can't be sent to the Minors without first clearing waivers and then getting offered back to his original organization for half of his Draft price.

In the past 10 years (2014-23), 134 players have been selected in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 (there was no Major League phase in 2021). Most haven't made much of a big league impact, but some have been solid contributors. Here's a list of the 10 best, using a combination of production to date (using bWAR) and potential in the future, with their current team or status.

1. Anthony Santander, OF, FA: Selected by Orioles from Cleveland, 2016 (11.1)
After not playing much over his first couple of seasons, Santander has continued to display that his power from both sides of the plate will show up consistently in big league games. After hitting 33 homers (2.3 bWAR) in 2022, he added 28 more and 3.0 WAR during the 2023 season to move him up this list. He then ascended to the top following his 44-homer 2024 campaign.

2. Mark Canha, OF/1B, FA: Selected by Rockies (traded to A’s) from Marlins, 2014 (15.3)
Canha is the leader on the bWAR list among picks in the past decade and continues to be a productive player. He played nearly every day in his rookie season of 2015 and hit 16 homers, then had his best season in Oakland in 2019, when he went yard 26 times and finished with a .913 OPS. He finished his A's stint with 10.1 bWAR, then accrued 4.7 bWAR over two years with the Mets and Brewers in 2022 and '23, got traded to the Tigers and played nearly every day for Detroit and then with San Francisco following a Trade Deadline deal in 2024.

3. Garrett Whitlock, RHP, Red Sox: Selected by Red Sox from Yankees, 2020 (5.9)
Whitlock was the No. 4 pick in the 2020 "virtual" Rule 5 Draft. (There were no Winter Meetings to attend in person because of the pandemic.) His rookie season in 2021 has been his best (1.96 ERA, 2.8 bWAR), but he's provided valuable innings -- both relieving and starting -- for the Red Sox, even while fighting through a hip injury in 2022 and missing nearly all of the 2024 season with an elbow injury. He has a career 3.39 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, .245 BAA and 4.85 K/BB ratio.

4. Odúbel Herrera, OF, FA: Selected by Phillies from Rangers, 2014 (13.4)
Herrera fizzled out after his first two seasons, accruing 8.7 WAR in 2015 and '16 combined, earning an All-Star nod in ’16. He was an everyday player for the next two seasons and again in 2021, but played sparingly in 2022 and was in indy ball after that. He has the second-highest WAR of those who stuck with big league teams on this list.

5. Brad Keller, RHP, FA: Selected by Reds (traded to Royals) from D-backs, 2017 (8.9)
Keller made a huge contribution in his rookie season in 2018, starting the year in the bullpen and finishing in the Royals rotation, accruing 4.2 bWAR in the process. He added 3.0 more in 2019 and 1.8 in the shortened 2020 season. He’s been far less effective since, and was hampered by thoracic outlet syndrome before spending big league time with the White Sox and Red Sox in 2024.

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6. Tyler Wells, RHP, Orioles: Selected by Orioles from Twins, 2020 (3.3)
Wells made a strong first impression pitching out of the Orioles' bullpen in 2021, tossing 57 innings and recording a 5.4 K/BB ratio (65 strikeouts, 12 walks) with a 0.91 WHIP. He was largely a starter in 2022 and '23, then made three relief appearances in the 2023 postseason. But he missed nearly all of 2024 due to an elbow injury that resulted in internal brace surgery.

7. Kevin Kelly, RHP, Rays: Selected by Rockies (traded to Rays) from Guardians, 2022 (2.4)
In his two years with the Rays, Kelly has settled in as a valuable member of the bullpen, appearing in 57 games in 2023 and finishing with a 3.09 ERA and 1.02 WHIP. He improved those numbers in 2024, with a 2.67 ERA and 0.96 WHIP in 68 appearances. He’s an extreme strike-thrower with a career 1.6 BB/9 rate after a 63/9 K/BB ratio in 2024.

8. Justin Slaten, RHP, Red Sox: Selected by Mets (traded to Red Sox) from Rangers, 2023 (0.9)
Slaten had the best ERA (2.93) in Boston's bullpen in 2024 while picking up six wins, 13 holds and two saves. His 6.44 K/BB ratio was ninth in the Majors among all pitchers with at least 50 innings pitched.

9. Delino DeShields, OF, FA: Selected by Rangers from Astros, 2014 (5.1)
DeShields broke out of the gate very well, playing in 121 games with the Rangers in 2015 and finishing with 25 steals, the first of four out of five seasons he stole 20-plus bags. He spent time in the big leagues with Cleveland in 2020 and Cincinnati in 2021 before playing for Triple-A Gwinnett (Braves) in 2022. He began the 2023 season with Tacoma (the Mariners' Triple-A affiliate), before landing in indy ball for the past two seasons.

10. Ryan Fernandez, RHP, Cardinals: Selected by Cardinals from Red Sox, 2024 (1.0)
Fernandez ranked fourth among St. Louis pitchers with 62 games, finishing with a solid 3.51 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and a 9.6 K/9 rate. He had two saves and 12 holds as well.

Others of note (listed with team that acquired them in Rule 5): Akil Baddoo, OF, Tigers; Ji-Man Choi, 1B, Angels; Ryan Noda, 1B, A's; Victor Reyes, OF, Tigers; Blake Sabol, OF/C, Giants; Mitch Spence, RHP, A’s