ORLANDO, Fla. – The Toronto Blue Jays once again strayed from the norm in search of Rule 5 Draft upside, selecting right-hander Spencer Miles from the San Francisco Giants to insert another wild-card into their bullpen mix.

Like Angel Bastardo, the right-hander they plucked from the Boston Red Sox last year, Miles is coming off Tommy John surgery. A key difference, however, is that 25-year-old has made only 10 pro appearances, none above low-A, plus five outings in the recently completed Arizona Fall League, since the Giants made him a fourth-round pick in 2022.

Bastardo, 23, had at least been up to double-A when the Blue Jays picked him in last year’s Rule 5, but he spent all of 2025 on the injured list. That means he and Miles will arrive at camp in similarly unusual situations – $100,

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