The Toronto Blue Jays walked away from the Rule 5 MLB Draft on Wednesday with another pitcher in their farm system.

In the major league portion of the Rule 5 Draft, the Blue Jays took right-handed pitcher Spencer Miles from the San Francisco Giants organization.

Miles was originally selected in the fourth round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Missouri.

The former SEC hurler was plagued with injuries in his time with the Giants organization. He missed all of 2023 after undergoing back surgery and was out all of this past season after Tommy John surgery.

Miles was limited to 10 total outings (three starts) across 2022 and '24. In his career, he posted a 4.30 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 14.3 innings pitched.

Due to the rules of the Rule 5 draft, players selected in the major league portion have to remain on the major league roster for the entirety of the next season (2026 in this case). If the player is waived, teams will be able to claim them for the 40-man roster. If that player goes unclaimed, they're offered back to the team they were drafted from (Giants, in Miles' case).

Miles was a top-30 prospect for San Francisco as recent as 2023 before injuries hampered his professional career.

MLB Pipeline had the following scouting report on Miles when he was ranked as the organization's No. 28 prospect in 2023:

Miles works with a fastball that sits at 92-94 mph and touches 98 with power sink that elicits a lot of ground-ball contact. He generates high spin rates on both his breaking balls, an upper-70s curveball that misses more bats than any of his other pitches and a tighter low-80s slider that he throws more strikes with. He doesn't have as much feel for his low-80s changeup, though it does feature some fade.
Miles utilizes a three-quarters arm slot and generally repeats his delivery and throws strikes. He has the ingredients to become a big league starter but will need to refine his changeup and command. He's a tough competitor who also could fit into a bullpen role with his hard sinker and breaking pitches. 

Miles will likely factor into Toronto's bullpen competition in spring training. The Blue Jays relievers had a collective 3.98 ERA, which ranked 16th in the major leagues and eighth in the major leagues.

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