(Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers)

by Rowan Kavner

The Dodgers added infielder Angelo Mora from the Orioles during the Triple-A phase of Thursday morning’s Rule 5 Draft on the final day of Winter Meetings in Orlando.

Mora was the only player the Dodgers selected, and they didn’t lose a player at any point in the Rule 5 Draft. A team must have room on its 40-man roster to make a pick in the Major League portion, and the Dodgers’ 40-man remains full.

Players first signed at age 18 must be added to 40-man rosters within five seasons or become eligible to be drafted through the Rule 5 Draft. Players signed at 19 years old must be protected within four seasons.

Clubs with room on the 40-man roster can pay $100,000 to select a player in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft. That player must remain on the team’s active roster for the full season or will be offered back to his former team for $50,000.

Anyone not protected on a Major League or Triple-A roster is eligible to be selected in the Minor League phase of the Rule 5 Draft, where selections cost $24,000. That’s where the Dodgers selected Mora, who’s spent his career in the Phillies organization.

The versatile 24-year-old infielder hit .291/.334/.435 between Double-A and Triple-A in Philadelphia’s organization last year, spending the majority of the season with Double-A Reading, where he hit .295/.348/.470 with 19 doubles, three triples and nine home runs in 322 plate appearances.

Mora played all over the place in Double-A last year, logging innings at second base, shortstop, third base, left field and right field. At Triple-A, he only played the infield. The majority of his time was spent as a middle infielder in 2017.

The switch-hitter batted .287/.330/.409 in 298 plate appearances as a lefty against right-handed pitching and batted .303/.344/.496 in 128 plate appearances as a righty against left-handed pitching.

Last year, the Dodgers selected pitchers Edward Paredes from the Tigers and Kyle Grana from the Cardinals in the Triple-A portion of the Rule 5 Draft.

Paredes ended up making his Major League debut in 2017, pitching 10 games in relief for the Dodgers with a 3.24 ERA and 0.96 WHIP, and he remains on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster.