ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Colorado selected right-hander RJ Petit from Detroit on Wednesday with the first of 13 picks in the Rule 5 draft of unprotected players left off 40-man major league rosters.

Now 26, Petit was taken by the Tigers in the 14th round of the 2021 amateur draft and was 10-2 with a 2.44 ERA in two starts and 45 relief appearances this year for Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo. He struck out 79 and walked 22 in 66 1/3 innings.

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