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edit: too late.
I'll admit to a measure of curiosity about Kyle Heckathorn as a full-time reliever, and if Scarpetta's rehab goes well, leaving him off could be dangerous.
And then there's the Kentrail Davis enigma...
I got it from here.
Guess MLB's web drones are just taking a coffee break.
Three years it seems.
Yet another advantage of not having any good prospects!
What's your reasoning? Is it just that he's a southpaw?
Mostly. Being left-handed and apparently there were multiple teams with real interest in signing him.
You think Kentrail's second-half surge represents real progress, or was it just a well-timed hot streak?
The deadline to finalize rosters before the R5 draft. Deadline is 9 p.m. tonight, IIRC (which I may not).
It's always November 20 (or the Monday after if November 20 is on the weekend). Anyone (eligible) not on a 40-man roster at the end of the day is available for the Rule 5 Draft
It's usually on Thursday of the December meetings, so I'd guess it's December 6.
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Kentrail Davis is one of those guys about whom I made a mistake back when he was drafted; I really thought he'd be a lot better player than he's turned out to be, but the power just isn't there. He's a near-lock to be bypassed in Rule 5.
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I did, too, and that's why I'm so curious about his first/second half splits, and whether anyone who saw him play can weigh in. Pre-ASB, his ISO was .073, and post-ASB, his ISO was .182. It's probably just a fluke, but if it's not, he becomes interesting.
Too bad he's not playing winter ball anywhere.
The Mariners traded Trayvon Robinson to the Orioles for Robert Andino. Trayvon's a little old to be a prospect but on the surface, this seems like a nice move for Baltimore.
Forgive my ignorance here, but
A) does that mean McDade is Rule 5 Eligible?
and
B) does he draw any interest?
Fixed that for you.
But seriously, who are your top three picks to be lopped off? I submit that this is a tougher question that it first seems. Gerardo Concepcion sure looks like a waste of a roster space at this point, but it also seems unrealistic that he'll be cut. So maybe I'd say Coleman, Rusin, and one of either Valbuena or Stewart, since a case could arguably and contentiously be made for one or the other but not both.
I doubt it. Most position players who get picked are guys who can play a bunch of positions.
He was DFA'ed, which means that the Jays have ten days to trade him, release him, or put him on waivers. If they put him on waivers and he clears, he would then be eligible for the Rule 5 draft.
Of course, if a team were interested in him, they'd just claim him on waivers in the first place.
You've pretty much nailed 'em already -- Coleman, I suspect, is the consensus - if not unanimous - pick for "Why waste a roster spot on him?"
Whenever he fades into Porfi Altamirano-dom, Rusin seems poised to take his place... I see no need for either Stewart or Valbuena. Let Vitters get a full season of 150/180/220... or give the Rox a bag of sunflower seeds for Brandon Wood... or coax Andy Marte out of retirement... hold weekly fan tryout contests... whatever.
I'm not particularly high on Brooks Raley, either -- but I suppose he's bound to get some starts this year out of necessity, so I suppose there's no reason NOT to keep him on the 40 man in the absence of something better. I suppose he's left-handed, too...
I hear a lot about the Rangers' Leury Garcia, who seems like the prototypical fast, powerless utility IF but just might have enough bat to stick, while it sounds like the Rangers simply don't have room or need for him.
Six walks per nine is pretty terrifying.
Yes. Here is the draft order. The Rule 5 is the same except Pittsburgh doesn't get two picks.
Nothing particularly interesting left off. Some fringy relievers: Buddy Baumann, Patrick Keating, Ryan Dennick, Brendan Lafferty, Bryan Paukovits, Leondy Perez, Sam Runion, Sugar Ray Marimon. Tim Melville was a prospect once upon a time. JC Sulbaran is a low ceiling starting pitcher.
Earlier, they added pitcher Jorge Rondon before he could become a minor-league free agent, and released pitcher Brandon Dickson so he could pitch for Orix.
Players they're leaving exposed include Robert Stock, who was switched from catching to pitching last season; rhp Scott Gorgen, whose promising career was derailed by injury; center fielder Tommy Pham; 3b Roberto De La Cruz, who was a big free agent signing at 16; lhp Nick Additon; rhp Richard Castillo; and rhrp Adam Reifer, who was on the 40-man for a year or two but missed almost the entire 2011 season.
Cardinals are now at 39, but could jettison a guy like Barrett Browning if they need a spot for a free agent.
Here's the list, for those who don't want to click through:
Houston Astros
Chicago Cubs
Colorado Rockies
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
Miami Marlins
Boston Red Sox
Kansas City Royals
Toronto Blue Jays
New York Mets
Seattle Mariners
San Diego Padres
Pittsburgh Pirates
Arizona Diamondbacks
Philadelphia Phillies
Milwaukee Brewers
Chicago White Sox
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Detroit Tigers
Los Angeles Angels
Tampa Bay Rays
Baltimore Orioles
Texas Rangers
Oakland Athletics
San Francisco Giants
Atlanta Braves
New York Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
Washington Nationals
The Juan Gutierrez?
Do they have Baker and Zach Putnam (recently claimed off waivers from the rox) and Dionner Navarro? MLB.com has them at 39 - and the list looks right...
Stock's conversion went OK for the most part (less than a hit per inning and nearly a K per inning), but like a lot of guys who are converting he had a lot of trouble throwing strikes (6 BB per 9 plus 11 HBP in 71 innings). It's not a surprise that he was left off the 40-man, and I don't think he'll be claimed; he really needs innings in the minors.
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Pirates add Tony Sanchez, Victor Black, Phil Irwin, Ramon Cabrera, and Hunter Strickland. The first four were no-brainers, more or less. Strickland was picked up in the Adam LaRoche deal in 2009, and frankly hasn't done much of anything to show that he's worthy of a 40-man spot, missing all of 2011 with a rotator cuff injury and throwing only 88 so-so innings last year at two levels.
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There's a name I never thought I'd see again. Can't believe he's only 22.
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What does that put them at, 26 guys?
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I have no idea, my take on the rule is the same as yours. The only thing that I can think of is that he did make a cameo appearance in instructs in 2008 after he signed - was that enough?
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I wouldn't think so, but I'll admit that I could be wrong.
The very fact that they didn't roster him would seem to imply that he wasn't eligible, since leaving him out there would be crazy. He'd get taken in a snap.
Andrew Carignan outrighted; Brandon Hicks and Jim Miller DFA.
I'm not so sure. Ngoepe is exactly the type of player who would probably be hurt more than helped by a Rule 5 selection (think Abraham Nunez). He struggled to make consistent contact in high-A last year, and he is still very raw for a 22-YO.
BTW, for those who care - it's pronounced en-WEE-pay.
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Not that it matters, but Royals released Paukovits some weeks back.
@Mike Emeigh
Thanks for the pronunciation; I had wondered. (And wow, was I wrong!)
I agree, but I think he'd get taken anyway.
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I'm not Mike, but here's my understanding: If he didn't sign until October, then he didn't sign until after the end of the 2008 minor league season, and for that reason 2008 doesn't count as one of his five protected seasons. He was an 18-and-under signee, so he gets five years, and 2013 will be his fifth.
It's not a different rule for international signings - draft-and-follow players used to be treated the same way, and college seniors (who have an exemption) signing after the deadline still would be.
I don't know. The rule isn't any different for international signings to the best of my understanding.
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Anthony Slama left unprotected.
Well, he *is* 22-6 in his minor league career, including 14-1 with Frisco last year :)
Loux, of course, is the former Arizona first rounder who didn't sign because of a torn labrum and elbow damage discovered during his pre-signing physical. The D'backs withdrew his contract offer, preferring the #7 pick the following year. Ordinarily he'd have had to go back into the draft, but MLB declared him a free agent instead and he signed with Texas. (Under the new CBA, teams can't do this any more; they have to offer at least 40% of the pool value or they lose the pick and the pool money.)
Loux's stock hasn't dropped all that much, but I suspect the Rangers were concerned about either the shoulder or the elbow going out. Loux has chosen not to have surgery on either.
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His name was Magill, but he called himself Lil, and everyone knew him as Nancy?
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Huh, never heard of him. 20 yr old shorstop at high A Modesto. 2 HR, .098 ISO and 4 SB, is he a supposed to be a great fielder?
Add Logan Watkins, Trey McNutt, Christian Villanueva, Robert Whitenack.
Whitenack? Didn't see that one coming.
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I'm actually not surprised. Whitenack had TJ in the summer of 2011 and last year can be written off (more or less) to the recovery process. He was pretty doggoned good before that. Watkins is another one of those speed/average/not much power guys who is more likely to be a utility guy in the majors than a regular, and who probably was low risk of being claimed, but it's really hard to leave someone with his speed off the 40-man.
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Was he? Perhaps this is a case where the stats don't really tell the story, but he looks like a guy with decent-but-not-great BB rates and very low K rates even before his injury. Granted, he had a good start to 2011 before his injury, although his peripherals upon promotion to AA were not all that special. But overall he looks like a common talent who's already pretty old not to have reached AAA.
Saying that he has potential is one thing. I have no knowledge to evaluate that statement one way or the other. But saying that he was already "doggoned good" before the injury? I don't see it.
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