Here’s a neat article, submitted to us by a keen-eyed poster, about one of the Rule 5 picks in the Jays’ camp, Jason Dubois. Plucked from the Cubs’ High-A affiliate in Daytona Beach, Jason drew some notice with a three-run jack against the Reds Wednesday. But he was turning heads already with his outstanding work ethic and good plate mechanics, not to mention his 6’5”, 225-lb frame.
Will Dubois make the team? Hard to say – he put up great numbers in 2002, but the last A-Ball Rule 5er the Jays carried for an entire season was DeWayne Wise, and look how well that turned out. Toronto has three promising Rule 5 picks in camp (Dubois, Aquilino Lopez, and Gary Majewski), and of those three, Lopez would seem to have the inside track on a full season in the majors (he’s old enough that the culture and competition shock shouldn’t be too much for him).
It would be great if the Jays could find a way to keep all three on the roster, but operating with a virtual 22- or 23-man roster is no way to continue the franchise’s development. And though deals have sometimes been worked out with the originating clubs where Rule 5 picks are concerned (it's how the A's got Eric Hinske from the Cubbies), there's no indication the Cubs and White Sox would even want to talk trade on Dubois and Majewski. It wouldn’t surprise me to see Lopez as the only season-long Rule 5 survivor. But JP is a master of the youneverknow.
https://www.battersbox.ca/article.php?story=20030307085748999