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Worth a shot at all?...Is he actually available in the draft? I'm not sure if I saw confirmation of that or not.
It is NOT easy to put together such a list. For example, the Cardinals alone have 16 eligible players. If there is a particular player, or team, that interests you, let me know.
Some other guys who I know are available:
RHP Matt Torra (Diamondbacks)
OF Bubba Bell (Red Sox)
RHP Jay Rainville (Twins)
RHP Kyle Waldrop (Twins)
LHP David Welch (Brewers)
OF Brent Johnson (Mariners)
RHP Junior Guerra (Mets)
RHP Chris Mobley (Marlins)
OF Greg Burns (Marlins)
LHP Brad Kilby (Athletics)
OF Danny Putnam (Athletics)
OF/1B Jamie Romak (Pirates)
1B Jordan Brown (Indians)
Lofgren is available to be selected. I don't think he's the type of pitcher who is likely to be successful as a Rule 5 guy. His repertoire is that of a starting pitcher, not a guy who can give you 40-50 low-leverage innings out of the bullpen; he doesn't really have a single dominant pitch.
-- MWE
Mike,
I have just 12 or 13 eligible Cardinals. Which other ones do you have?
Cody Haerther
Mark McCormick
Casey Rowlett
Kenny Maiques
Mike Sillman
Matt Pagnozzi
Brandon Yarbrough
Jon Mikrut
Luis Perdomo
Trey Hearne
Elvis Hernandez
Christofher Dumont
And Ian Ostlund, if he's already signed that minor league contract for 2009, as reported by several sites
-- MWE
I don't think so. Romak has obvious holes in his game, and his AFL performance isn't going to help him any. Furthermore, he bats right-handed, which limits the ability to use him even in a semi-platoon role; teams going this route would be more likely, I think, to go for the lefty bat like Putnam or Chris Lubanski.
-- MWE
-- MWE
-- MWE
I don't see Putnam or Lubanski at all - you could find equivalent talents via minor league free agency. I don't think Romak will be picked either (though he seems much more likely, given his power) - if he can play scrub minutes at third, he could fill in (poorly) at four spots - that's slightly useful.
Matt Young seems fun, but is he even Callix Crabbe?
I've given up on McCormick (who I tabbed in a mock draft out of college - oops). He needed improved health and command - got neither. Perdomo, I'd look at.
Some postion players I'd consider:
C: Skelton, of course (though he doesn't work for every team); 1B: KC could use a Ka'aihue platoon, but that ain't happening; 2B: I like Mayora less than some, but he might be useful (could fill in at short, I suppose); SS: Statia and Sellers have the glove to stick, but probably not the bats, at short; 3B: Eric Campbell at third might go - I think his game would translate decently (if not well) at the big league level and his glove is salvageable; CF: Bell might very well be good enough to use as a fourth OF (tell me Atlanta couldn't use him); RF Romak is my favorite corner outfielder on the board.
But is his attitude/work ethic?
CF: Bell might very well be good enough to use as a fourth OF (tell me Atlanta couldn't use him)
Has anyone seen him play? Can he play a real MLB CF?
I don't see Putnam or Lubanski at all - you could find equivalent talents via minor league free agency.
Yes, but you don't find too many milb FAs who are 23 and "just" 5 years removed from being a top 5 pick and showing some abilityto hit AA pitching. He isn't great, and would probably be a drain on a MLB roster at some point but he has some combination of present ability and upside/youth.
I still probably wouldn't take Lubanski.
I agree on Slayden. He is an underrated athlete, he isn't some plodder or butcher out there and he is a real solid ballplayer.
The power is real, even if injuries have sapped a little of it (along with most of his once-plus arm) and he really knows how to play the game.
I feel comfortable saying he can, at least, be some kind of a Greg Colburnn/Matt Stairs someday.
Bell: Once, in college - guess that doesn't count. My understanding is that he'd be okay in center, something like a Fr/Av in DMB parlance.
P Juan Abreu
P Chris Nicoll
OF Chris Lubanski
1B Mike Stodolka
P Dusty Hughes
P Jarrod Plummer
OF Brian McFall
C Matt Tupman
Abreu and Nicoll are the only ones with much of a chance of getting selected
I'd be surprised if they lost anyone. Garrett Broshuis, Ben Copeland, Eddy Martinez-Esteve, Nick Pereira, and Sharlon Schoop are among the eligibles. If Copeland could play CF (he really can't) he might have a chance to be selected.
That was in '07.
-- MWE
You're right, I forgot they are minor league FAs.
Also, I don't think I've pimped the Reds OF combo of Sean Henry and Chris Cumberland yet. It would help if they were a little more developed or showed more range in center, but their skill set is broad enough that they might be able to help as 4th OFs. (Same for Parraz, mentioned in Marc H.'s article).
Costanzo was supposedly good enough behind the plate to serve as an emergency catcher, but not much more.
I was a little surprised the Orioles didn't protected, but after reflection, he's not a very appealing rule 5 pick. He's a bit of a tweener - he lacks the glove to be a true utility player and his bat doesn't really play at 3rd.
I don't think he'd be a complete liability as a 24th/25th man on the roster, but I'm not sure he has enough upside to make the headache worth it.
Vlad, I feel that way too (D'Antona).
BA: John Manuel
BA: John Manuel Update
MLB.com Jonathan Mayo
Kind of a strange pick. With all the options out there, they go down to A-ball for a righty reliever with big control issues? BA says he has makeup issues, too.
ba ( http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=1821 ) says mil c lou palmisano may go in the first 5 picks.
i'm not too surprised on young, actually - he's got pretty good stuff.
Hey, just like Evan Meek. Maybe they're prioritizing the "if we decide we don't want him in the majors, his original team won't particularly want him back anyway" factor.
Meek had pitched at AA.
"Dear god we are nerds. And I love it!"
Yeah, it's probably time for me to face that I grew up to be a huge dork. How did it come to this?
Reds take David Patton from Rockies
It's Lima Time!
Arizona take James Skelton from Tigers
Astros take Gilbert De La Vera from Royals
Mets take Darren Oday (sp?) from Angels
Brewers take Eduardo Morlan from Rays
Red Sox take Miguel Gonzalez from Angels (also getting raided)
Rays take Derrick Rodriguez from White Sox
Cubs pass
ROUND 1 OVER
Pass to Padres
Padres take Ivan Nova from Yanks
****
rd 2 - sd takes p ivan nova -
Mets take Rocky Cherry from O's
I've heard that he's a nice young man. He'll probably enjoy the spring training experience very much.
surprised shinskie wasn't protected from this phase.
mets took corey madden from sd - he did well last year.
Make sure you grease the pan first
Infielder turned catcher turned pitcher, good #s in the DSL last year.
http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=32587
like for mayo, valido's name sticks out to me - he looked like a big league glove at one time
aa phase (almost always garbage, moreso now) is one guy: p andrew barb from sea to bal
-- MWE
gerardo espinoza?
I have to wonder what this means for the other eighteen lefty relievers we have in camp though.
gerardo espinoza?"
Gerardo Esparza, righty SP from Seattle's VSL team.
Thanks, I owe you one.
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