Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. -- Carl Sagan (Pale Blue Dot)
RedlegJake (12-11-2019)
REDREAD (12-12-2019)
Rule 5 picks rarely work out but there have been a few. I'm not sweating losing any of our unprotected guys.
99% of all numbers only tell 33% of the story so when looking at the numbers remember that numbers is plural...
DocRed (12-12-2019)
Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. -- Carl Sagan (Pale Blue Dot)
DocRed (12-12-2019)
Over 1,200 players in the bigs each year. A quarter of them were once Rule 5 eligible. A significant chunk of those players could have debuted a year earlier than they ultimately did.
That's why scouts are valuable.
REDREAD (12-12-2019)
Minor league Rule 5 might be interesting. I assume minor league signing accelerates after this.
Bud Selig: "I'm the worst commissioner ever"
Rob Manfred: "Hold my beer"
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M2 (12-11-2019)
I think the Giants are risking Garrett Williams. Left-hander, will be in 25 year old season, has not pitched AAA but pitched all last year at Richmond, AA. 110 innings, 88 hits, nearly 1 K per inning. 3.60 ERA, 1.35 WHIP. Wildness is an issue, but 60 rated curveball, up to 96 on his fastball, 1.93 GO/AO. Gave up only 6 home runs in those 110 innings, and that tendency is strong throughout minor league career. Backstory is interesting. One time projected first rounder, but had the thoracic outlet surgery as a high schooler and it pushed his draft spot way back. With the good breaking ball, strong ground ball tendency, low home run rate, he looks like a guy who could be stashed as a 13th man out of the pen, especially as a lefty. Then first half of next year back to AAA, stretch him out, and possible 5th starter for 2021. Looks to me like more than worthy of at least a spring training look.
Griffey012 (12-12-2019),M2 (12-12-2019),REDREAD (12-12-2019)
Every player we lose to the rule 5 draft will obviously become HOFers within 20 years. But no commenter here would dare question whether it was a bad decision to expose them.. After all, why should we ever question the logic of our grand poobah of baseball operations? Why, the powers that be in the Reds organization have always been beyond reproach.. No? Well I can dream anyway.. OK, call it ignoring reality if you must. LOL
DocRed (12-12-2019)
Is their a link to listen?
I think here
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1rmxPXekvwnxN
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DocRed (12-12-2019)
Reds select Mark Payton?
Interesting 28 year old lefty hitting OF with 30 homers and 1.053 OPS in AAA
Reds passed next round. It's over for Major league portion. I didn't catch all names but part I heard I didn't hear anyone snagged from Reds
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REDREAD (12-12-2019)
- - - Updated - - -Reds Media Relations
@RedsPR
In Round 1 of the Major League Phase of the Rule 5 Draft, the Reds selected from Oakland OF Mark Payton.
9:08am · 12 Dec 2019
https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=payton001marMark Payton
Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left • Throws: Left
5-8, 190lb (173cm, 86kg)
Team: Oakland Athletics (minors)
Born: December 7, 1991 (Age: 28-005d) in Orland Park, IL us
Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 31st round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Rita HS (Chicago, IL), the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) and the New York Yankees in the 7th round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX).
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