Ryan Dennick/Michael Gilmartin AAA Rule V picks

[Gallen5862]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/mi...d=dennic001rya

Ryan Dennick

Ryan Dennick


Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: January 10, 1987 in North Olmsted, Ohio, US (Age 25)

Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 22nd round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville, TN).

Minor League Service Time (01/2013): 2 years

[Gallen5862]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/mi...d=gilmar001mic

Michael Gilmartin

Michael Gilmartin


Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 14, 1987 in Moorpark, California, US (Age 25)

Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 27th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC).

Minor League Service Time (01/2013): 2 years

[klw]

Here is how the Minor League portion works.

Minor league teams can also participate in the draft. AAA teams can draft any player eligible from AA for $12,000, and AA teams can draft any players that are eligible from Class A for $4,000. Players chosen in the minor league part of the draft do not need to return to the original teams for any reason.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rule_V_Draft

[redsof72]

Minor League Rule V is mostly about filling holes in the system. I figured they would take a shortstop if Bill and Freddie could find one. With Hamilton moving to center and Juan Perez cut out more for second base, all you had for Bakersfield AND Pensacola was Lohman, and he is more of a second baseman too. That is an excellent pickup and a much-needed one. This may allow them to move Perez to second, get Wright to third where he belongs, and start Vincej out in Dayton instead of trying to jump him a level to Bakersfield. Vincej in Dayton will help the young pitchers tremendously.

Dennick...lefty reliever, looks like a good arm worth taking a chance on. Really short on lefty relievers in the mid-minors. Bakersfield had Howell and then just a fill-in guy with Joyce. Dayton went most of the year with no lefties in the pen at all, which hamstrings the manager. Nice pickup.

Thought they might take a catcher for Bakersfield. Must not have been anyone there.

Couple things to keep in mind about the AAA and AA portions of the draft: Players selected can be assigned to any level and would never have to be offered back to their original organizations, as klw stated. Players who were left off the 40-man that the organization actually cared about keeping (ie: Juan Duran) were protected on the Triple-A roster in the Rule V, making them eligible only for the Major League Rule V (even though Duran won't play in Triple-A next year). We don't know who was protected on which rosters.

Players taken in the Minor League Rule V are really going to effect the farm clubs more than they would ever effect the big league club, other than the fact that their presence helps the prospects develop in a more favorable situation.

[Gallen5862]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/...-pick-by-pick/

TRIPLE-A PHASE, ROUND 1
29 Reds Ryan Dennick, lhp Royals
Former Tennessee Tech ace has seen stuff pick up as pro; good swingman candidate


TRIPLE-A PHASE, ROUND 2
29 Reds Michael Gilmartin, ss Athletics
Fringy defender with avg arm; one of 10 players in Cal Lge with 400+ PA, sub-.700 OPS

[Gallen5862]

Where do Ryan Dennick and Michael Gilmartin rank among the Reds prospects?

[lollipopcurve]

Where do Ryan Dennick and Michael Gilmartin rank among the Reds prospects?

They are the definition of organizational filler.

[RedsManRick]

Dennick is interesting. He's a lefty who misses bats, but with mediocre control and at an age above his level. Guessing his a "crafty" type?

[camisadelgolf]

Originally Posted by RedsManRick

Dennick is interesting. He's a lefty who misses bats, but with mediocre control and at an age above his level. Guessing his a "crafty" type?

They were worried Chris Manno would get lonely.

[texasdave]

Originally Posted by camisadelgolf

They were worried Chris Manno would get lonely.

This. Dennick was a redundant selection. Manno has that crafty southpaw role covered.

[Scrap Irony]

I'm guessing Mano and Dennick will play dueling southpaws in the Louisville bullpen at some time this season. It may be to start the season, but I suspect it'll be later on. AA Pennsacola needs a decent LH in the pen, too.