Rule V Central: - Prospect - Corey Wimberly

The Rule 5 Draft will take place at 9 a.m. ET on Thursday. During the Major League phase, eligible players left unprotected from their clubs' 40-man rosters may be selected for $50,000. A player selected must remain on his drafting team's active Major League roster during the following season or be back to the original club for $25,000. MLB.com will carry the audio live from Indianapolis with Jonathan Mayo and Mike Siano as co-hosts.

A year ago, (Corey) Wimberly was coming off of his fourth pro season in the Colorado Rockies organization and hoped to be added to the club's 40-man roster in his first year of Rule 5 eligibility.

He certainly had the resume that spoke on his behalf. The 5-foot-8 switch-hitter, who had led the NCAA in hitting with a .462 average at Alcorn State before being drafted in the sixth round in 2005, won the Pioneer League batting crown that same summer, hitting .381 in his pro debut at short-season Casper, stealing 36 bases in 67 games  -  milb.com