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Twins take pitcher (big surprise) in the Rule 5 draft

Pressly, a righthander, comes from the Red Sox organization

December 6, 2012 at 7:48PM

The Twins have selected righthander Ryan Pressly with the fourth overall pick in the Rule 5 draft.

Pressly, from the Red Sox organization, went 7-5 with a 5.38 ERA between Class A and Class AA last season. He's supposed to have a big arm, with a mid-90's fastball and power curve. He started and relieved last season.

Here's Pressly's bio.

Here's more stuff on him.

He must remain on the Twins' 25-man roster all season. The Rule 5 draft fee is $50,000. If the Twins don't keep him, he has to be offered back to the Red Sox for half the drafting fee.

In the Triple-A phase of the draft, the Twins selected third baseman Mark Sobolewski from the Blue Jays organization. Check him out here.

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