Rule 5 Draft 2011

[bmfc1]

Players for almost nothing... not a rejected Dire Straits lyric but today's Rule 5, or V, draft. Will the Mets get a keeper like Beato or a dud like Emaus?

[Edgy MD]

I think the Rauch and Francisco deals are still unofficial and I guess that's because they want to keep a roster spot open for a Rule V-er.

A grossly disproportionate amount of V-ers are bullpenners, but I wonder if they might not try to grab a backup shortstop.

OE: Cubs have six open roster spots. Brews have five.

[Edgy MD]

My prediction of who they'll grab: San Diego middle infield prospect Drew Cumberland.

My prediction of who they'll lose: Binghamton righty Rhiner Cruz, but he'll be re-united with Wally Backman before the summer is over.

[Frayed Knot]

Officially it's the Rule [u:hnru1g4g]5[/u:hnru1g4g] draft btw and not Rule V

Anyway, BA has this as the draft order with the (I assume current) size of each team's 40-man roster

1. Astros (38)
2. Twins (38)
3. Mariners (37)
4. Orioles (40)
5. Royals (40)
6. Cubs (34)
7. Padres (40)
8. Pirates (40)
9. Marlins (40)
10. Rockies (37)
11. Athletics (39)
12. Mets (38)
13. White Sox (36)
14. Reds (40)
15. Indians (40)
16. Nationals (37)
17. Blue Jays (40)
18. Dodgers (40)
19. Angels (38)
20. Giants (40)
21. Braves (36)
22. Cardinals (36)
23. Red Sox (38)
24. Rays (39)
25. Diamondbacks (35)
26. Tigers (40)
27. Brewers (35)
28. Rangers (37)
29. Yankees (39)
30. Phillies (39)

[Edgy MD]

And then I dig a little further and learn that he's trying to come back from a neurological disorder. Oh well, my money's on the table. Go, Drew!

[seawolf17]

Who the hell is Rhiner Cruz? Adam Rubin's posting that he's likely to be lost too.

[bmfc1]

And there goes Rhiner Cruz.

Listen to the excitement live!
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=6350584&content_id=20013543

[bmfc1]

Mets pass.

[Edgy MD]

bmfc1 wrote: And there goes Rhiner Cruz. Listen to the excitement live! http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=6350584&content_id=20013543

How about me, huh?

[Edgy MD]

seawolf17 wrote: Who the hell is Rhiner Cruz? Adam Rubin's posting that he's likely to be lost too.

High-walk, high-strikeout Dominican righty, who, if he occassionally puts it together, might fashion himself a Jorge Julio-type career.

Currently kicking ass with Los Gigantes del Cibao in winterball, but the walks are still coming. He'd probably be maddening to try and carry for a full year on a big-league roster at this point.

[MFS62]

I thought they might take a chance on Gorman Erickson, the only decent catcher available this year.

Later

[bmfc1]

Edgy DC wrote: And there goes Rhiner Cruz. Listen to the excitement live! http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=6350584&content_id=20013543 How about me, huh?

Nice job. Any predictions for the "Triple A phase"?

[Edgy MD]

I guess I'll predict more of nuttin'. Adam Rubin saying that Sandy plans to leave the Winter meetings at 11:15 (not 11:10 or 11:20?). Maybe he leaves the AAA phase to a leiutenant.

[Edgy MD]

Mets pass in AAA phase and phinal phase also.

Minor league pick taken from them is short season catcher Hector Alvarez.

[Ceetar]

bmfc1 wrote: Mets pass.

I guess they were thinking of trying to take a reliever, but since they got all their FA targets (and had extra money to do so with) they figured it wasn't worth the roster spot?

[Frayed Knot]

And sometimes the crop just isn't that inspiring as a total of just nine players were taken in the ML phase this year.
I suspect that number is below the usual. Hell, I remember one year when the Pirates alone lost four or five.

[G-Fafif]

bmfc1 wrote: Mets pass.

New York abstains...courteously.

[smg58]

Edgy DC wrote: Currently kicking ass with Los Gigantes del Cibao in winterball, but the walks are still coming. He'd probably be maddening to try and carry for a full year on a big-league roster at this point.

Unless you're the Astros, who would have needed to sign Reyes, Buehrle, Wilson, and Pujols just be as good as the Mets, and therefore have absolutely nothing to lose giving him a full year.