Rule 5

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Mets select Carlos Monasterios, A/AA RHP from the Phillies.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Stats and stuff:

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Carlos%20Monasterios&pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=467856

KenDavidoff The #Phillies had just 33 on their roster, so that tells you what they thought of Monasterios. Says one official: "We'll take the 50 grand."

[metirish]

Nice form....FU Phillies

[Benjamin Grimm]

Seems unlikely that he'll stick on the big league roster for the whole season. I guess the Mets are hoping the Phillies won't buy him back when they (almost inevitably) get the chance.

[MFS62]

Seems unlikely that he'll stick on the big league roster for the whole season. I guess the Mets are hoping the Phillies won't buy him back when they (almost inevitably) get the chance.[/quote:15htjmrv]
Are you kidding?
The Phillies won't ask the Mets to pay them back more than was spent for the guy?
Of course they will.

And - anyone check out this guy's minor league transactions? He was part of a trade for Bobby Abreau and Cory Lidle. At least Omar gave the writers an angle for a future story.

And - Did anyone else pick up in those stats a reason for drafting him? I couldn't.

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

In the rule five draft, you're almost invariably trying to look beyond the stats.

Was he grabbed in the major league or minor league round?

[bmfc1]

StevePopper:

The Carlos Monasterios era is over in NY - #Mets trade Rule 5 pick to Dodgers for cash considerations. Maybe that ups the offer for Lackey

[Benjamin Grimm]

Sheesh. I had just placed an order for my custom Carlos Monasterios Mets jersey!

[Guest Edgy DC]

I hadn't even met his wife!

Wayne Krivsky helps the Dodgers pull a Wayne Krivsky!

[metirish]

Being kicked about the place like a piece of meat.....

[MFS62]

Was he "here" long enough for a "Memories of Carlos Monasterios" thread?

Later

[Frayed Knot]

StevePopper:

The Carlos Monasterios era is over in NY - #Mets trade Rule 5 pick to Dodgers for cash considerations. Maybe that ups the offer for Lackey

[Guest Edgy DC]

Wait, the Nats drafted the guy and returned him to the Yanks as the PtBNL, or the Nats traded the right to the pick?

I realize it's all the same in the wash, but if rule five picks can be traded, it may be an interesting precedent toward potentially allowing draft picks to be traded.

[Frayed Knot]

It's been described the whole time as the Nats [u:3hq0kmli]trading the pick[/u:3hq0kmli] - so I guess that's allowed in Rule 5 land since, unlike the amateur (Rule 4) draft, there's one set price for all picks.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Pirates used pick #2 to grab Rockin Doc's guy John Raynor from the Marlins. Could be worse, he almost was a Yanqui!!

[batmagadanleadoff]

Was he "here" long enough for a "Memories of Carlos Monasterios" thread?

Later[/quote:193pdxv1]

Yes he was. Does anyone remember when the Mets acquired and then traded Carlos Monasterios all in the same day, and MFS62 wondered whethere there would be a "Memories of Carlos Monasterios" thread? I do.

[Frayed Knot]

Meanwhile, the Mets go wild in the AAA phase of the draft, choosing RHP John Lujan from the White Sox, 1B Marshall Hubbard from the Mariners, RHP Rolando Valdez from the Astros, and LHP Orlando Lara from the Padres

And then in AA phase - RHP Johan Figuereo from the Nationals

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Step right up and greet the Buffs

[Guest Edgy DC]

Awesome. Sorry, suckers.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

And then in AA phase - RHP Johan Figuereo from the Nationals

[Valadius]

I'm glad they used the minor league portions of the draft. They desperately needed to.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

It's been described the whole time as the Nats [u:36cviacm]trading the pick[/u:36cviacm] - so I guess that's allowed in Rule 5 land since, unlike the amateur (Rule 4) draft, there's one set price for all picks.[/quote:36cviacm]

Nah. That's why Hoffman was traded as a PTBNL; the Nats made the pick (also the reason there was speculation the MFYs might have them pick the lefty Kroenke from their OWN system, so as to keep from losing him for another year-- he ended up going to 'Zona, I think).

[metirish]

The Yanx trade last week of Brian Bruney to the Nats for a PTBNL (Nats talking about using him as a closer) [/quote:5nfo8nkc]


Looking forward to the Mets feasting on this guy......

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I hadn't even met his wife![/quote:uvr6duvi]

Bet Tiger has.

[ashie62]

Being kicked about the place like a piece of meat.....[/quote:1vf4vyaa]

Almost traded for himself