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Mets select one player in Rule 5 draft

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Well the Mets did add one player at the Winter Meetings. You've just probably never heard of him. And he may be gone before you ever get around to seeing him.

The Mets selected Kyle Lobstein with the 10th pick of the Rule 5 draft on Thursday. He was later traded to the Tigers for cash considerations.

Lobstein, a left-handed pitcher who spent last season with Tampa Bay's Double-A club,...

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