Rule 5 Draft

[Vic Sage]

Tomorrow is the deadline for setting the 40-man roster. The Mets currently have 34 players on the 40-man roster, leaving 6 open spots. The following players are eligible for Rule V draft. Which ones do they protect? Do they leave slots open for free agents?

prediction (4): Rosario, Molina, Becerra, Nido

AAA --- Las Vegas 51s
Chasen Bradford
Kyle Johnson
L.J. Mazzilli
Tyler Pill
*Paul Sewald [maybe]
Travis Taijeron
Beck Wheeler

AA --- Binghamton Mets
Jayce Boyd
Xorge Carrillo
*Phillip Evans [maybe]
*Ricky Knapp [maybe]
Luis Mateo
Kevin McGowan
Jeff McNeil
Matt Oberste
Paul Paez
Tim Peterson
Colton Plaia
*Amed Rosario[definitely]
*Champ Stuart[maybe]
Logan Taylor

A+ --- St. Lucie Mets
*Wuilmer Becerra[probably]
Patrick Biondi
Chris Flexen[maybe]
Marcos Molina[probably]
John Mora
Tomas Nido[probably]
*Corey Oswalt[maybe]
Scarlyn Reyes
*Jhoan Urena[maybe]

A --- Columbia Fireflies
Tyler Bashlor
Kevin Canelon
Nabil Crismatt
Jeff Diehl
Jose Garcia
Cameron Griffin
Johnny Magliozzi
Craig Missigman
Christian Montgomery
Natanael Ramos
Joe Tuschak

A- --- Brooklyn Cyclones
Gabriel Feliz
Ty Williams

R --- Kingsport Mets
Adrian Almeida
Franklin Correa
Ronald Guedez
Jose Maria
Jose Carlos Medina
Dionis Rodriguez

R --- GCL Mets
Nicolas Debora
Jose Geraldo
Luis Montero
Aneury Olivo
Miguel Patino
Pedro Perez
Richard Reina
Carlos Sanchez

[bmfc1]

Good stuff here Vic. It's a nice problem to have--having good prospects that you want to keep who other teams might want to take from you. Champ Stuart is interesting (Edgy can talk about him with more knowledge than I can). He's a speed guy in a slow organization and he is a good CFer. He didn't hit in AA but had a strong WBC series for Britain and he seems to be playing well in Arizona (per Rubin: Stuart .300/.329/400).

[Vic Sage]

the gamble is always on whether you protect guys like Nido and Becerra, who have big upside but clearly arent' ready to play in the majors yet (so you figure they won't stay on anybody's 25-man roster), or guys with more limited potential but who are in AA and AAA, and may be able to contribute to a team now. I like a guy like Taijeron, and would've liked to see him get some ABs at CitiField last year, or at least work at 1b in Vegas. But i doubt he's going to get protected, because of his age, high K rate, and a lackluster glove. Yet he may well get picked off over a guy like Becerra who is more potential than production so far, and is still quite young. Still, some team may be able to pick him and just red shirt him at the end of their bench for a year. Then, if Taijeron is the AAAA player he seems, and if Becerra becomes what he can, we'll be kicking ourselves for years. So you have to protect Becerra over Taijeron in that scenario

[Vic Sage]

The New York Mets have added top prospect Amed Rosario, outfielder Wuilmer Becerra, catcher Tomas Nido, and right-handed pitchers Chris Flexen, and Marcos Molina to the 40-man roster

http://metsmerizedonline.com/2016/11/mets-add-rosario-nido-becerra-flexen-molina-to-40-man-roster.html/

[Edgy MD]

Phil Evans and Ricky Knapp are looking exposed.

[seawolf17]

I've long felt like Taijeron could be a useful part for someone. A Mark Carreon-type of 250 AB/12 HR bench/platoon OF kind of guy.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Meanwhile Flexin' and Nido are gettin drunk

[Edgy MD]

Ricky Knapp, I'm gonna miss you.

[HahnSolo]

Wow, celebrating a second-half FSL division championship with the good stuff!

[bmfc1]

They might lose Sewald who has been excellent in the AFL.

[ashie62]

Champ Stuart is available.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

bmfc1 wrote: They might lose Sewald who has been excellent in the AFL.

High-strikeout, low-walk reliever who held his own in a brutal hitting environment? Sewald is EXACTLY the kind of guy who gets snapped up in Rule 5. I'd be a little surprised if he didn't, really.

[Frayed Knot]

BASEBALL AMERICA puts Mets IF Phillip Evans on their list of most likely 'Rule 5' picks

Phillip Evans, 2b/ss/3b, Mets:
Evans won the Eastern League batting title in 2016, hitting .335 for Binghamton. It was a surprising development as he was a career .236/.304/.310 hitter coming into the 2016 season. But Evans has a short, compact stroke with some pop, so his batting title didn’t look as flukish as one might believe. He’s also hitting .333/.418/.521 in the Puerto Rican winter league giving scouts another good look. Evans was a full-time shortstop early in his career. He’s slid to second and third base more regularly as he moved up the ladder (and in deference to Amed Rosario) but he did play shortstop frequently this season and while he’s not good enough defensively to be an everyday shortstop, he is capable enough to contribute as a utility infielder.

[Frayed Knot]

Survived the 1st round of Rule 5 unscathed.
Two more rounds to go plus the AAA phase of the draft - although most of those picks will be 'Pass'.
They've phased out the AA phase.


(4 of the first 10 picks = Yanquis)

[Edgy MD]

Rule 5 Draft (Former team)

Minnesota: RHP Miguel Diaz (MIL): Expected to be traded to San Diego, per MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo

Cincinnati: C Luis Torrens (NYY: Before hurting his shoulder, was as highly regarded in some quarters as Gary Sanchez.)

San Diego: SS Allen Cordoba (STL)

Atlanta: RHP Armando Rivero (CHC)

Arizona: RHP Tyler Jones (NYY: Yankees again!)

Milwaukee: LHP Caleb Smith (NYY: Oh, the humanity!)

Los Angeles (AL): RHP Justin Haley (BOS)

Chicago (AL): RHP Dylan Covey (OAK)

Pittsburgh: LHP Tyler Webb (NYY: Such carnage!)

Detroit: LHP Daniel Stumpf (KC)

Baltimore: 2B Aneury Tavarez (BOS)

Toronto: RHP Glenn Sparkman (KC)

Boston: IF Josh Rutledge (COL)

Cleveland: LHP Holby Milner (PHI)

Texas: RHP Michael Hauschild (HOU)

Cincinnati: C Stuart Turner (MIN)

Baltimore: 1B/OF Anthony Santander (CLE)

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Lefty [crossout:pxtew58p]B-Met[/crossout:pxtew58p] [crossout:pxtew58p]Sparkle Pony[/crossout:pxtew58p] Binghamtonian Paul Paez goes to Seattle during the AAA phase.

[Edgy MD]

Had a great half season out of the pen for St. Lucie, but then was promoted to Bingo and got utterly lit up. Lit up like a sparkle pony.

[Frayed Knot]

Another LHP, Adrian Almeda, goes to the Angels in the 2nd round of the AAA phase ... and that's it. The Rule 5 Draft has left the building!

[Edgy MD]

Almeida? That's a scratcher. Good strikeout rates, but not knock-you-on-your-pants numbers or anything, and TERRIBLE walk rates. And has thrown all of 2 1/3 innings above Kingsport. That's a project for sure. Good luck, Angels.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Does the AAA phase mean that the drafted player has to stay on the AAA roster all season or get offered back to the original club?

[Edgy MD]

It used to. But not anymore. Those two are gone.

[bmfc1]

A nice surprise for the Mets not to lose Sewald or Evans. Meanwhile, the MFY's lost 4 players in the 1st round (note Edgy's parenthetical comments). Tough break, so sorry.

[RealityChuck]

Sandy made the right roster moves.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Caleb Smith is a state park on Long Island.

[nymr83]

i'm sure the rules will change next year to save the yankees

[Frayed Knot]

Nymr83 wrote: i'm sure the rules will change next year to save the yankees

Most Rule 5 picks don't stick anyway so odds would suggest that the Yanx are likely to get at least three of those guys (or something equivalent) back by next spring.




The Padres entered today with just 33 guys on their 40-man roster and, by the time the dust had cleared this morning, wound up with each of the first three in the ML R5 draft, one pick of their own plus they acquired each of the next two in trades.
Not a coincidence, I don't think, that the two teams most prominently breaking things down this year and making the decision to start all over -- talking here about the Padres and the ChiSox -- were the same two who tried going from zero to sixty in the shortest time possible a couple of years back via FA picks and deals for "name" players.