If I had to guess, I would say this feature is made to represent as closely to real life as possible. However, I think this language taken from wikipedia explaining eligibility would be hard to implement
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Players who are not currently on their team's 40-man roster are eligible to be selected in the Rule 5 draft, but only after a standard exemption period has elapsed. Players signed at age 19 or older are exempt from the Rule 5 draft for four years after being drafted (in the Rule 4 draft) or signed by their current organization; players drafted or signed at age 18 or younger are exempt for five years. For example, players drafted in 2004 (or later) at age 19 (or older) will be exempt from the 2007 Rule 5 draft, as will players drafted in 2003 (or later) at age 18 (or younger).
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