Breaking down the players available in the Rule 5 Draft
(The above link is for baseballanalyst.com. Currently their top article is a good review of the position players available in the Rule 5 Draft. If you scroll down a couple articles, you'll find their piece on the available pitchers.
The Rule 5 Draft will be held at the end of the winter meetings on Dec. 11.
My personal draft board for the Royals would be:
1. Eduardo Morlan, RHP, Tampa Bay
2. Donald Veal, LHP, Chicago Cubs
3. James Skelton, C, Detroit
Morlan has good stuff, and good results. He's young and looks like he could be a pretty good reliever. And the Royals could handle carrying a young guy with upside in their 7th bullpen spot, even if he isn't quite ready to contribute yet.
Veal is talented and fairly young. He's been overexposed as a starter, but looks like he would make a good LOOGY.
Skelton is a good, young catcher who knows how to get on base. His defense is suspect and he really isn't quite major league ready yet, but who cares? He could be a good, cheap catcher for years to come, and the Royals could afford to deal with his growing pains for one season. Yes, the Royals have something of a logjam at catcher, but it is a logjam of mediocrity. Pick up Skelton and trade Buck or Olivo. If they lose Pena to waivers, so be it. Skelton will be better.
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Scott McKinney
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I’m actually a huge Alan Horne fan. He was hurt almost all last year but before that he was a big prospect with the Yanks. And he’s still really young. I think he’ll be ready for spring training, but if not couldn’t we put him on the DL? You can DL rule 5 guys, right?
If not, I also like J. Brent Cox. Also a Yankee prospect with past injuries. Was money at U. of Texas. People I know that are very familiar with UT baseball said he was much better than Huston Street when he was there. Maybe you steal your next closer again with him.
In the Royals game of life, Neifi Perez is the rake.
by the way
I know this has nothing to do with Rule 5, but speaking of the Yankees, would you trade Butler and Teahen for Cano and Phil Hughes?
In the Royals game of life, Neifi Perez is the rake.
without putting any thought into it -- Yes
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Dec 1, 2008 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
That's a toughy
Hughes has big upside, but there’s also a significant chance that he won’t ever reach that upside. He’s a very talented question mark. Cano is good but not great and has a big contract:
4 years/$30M (2008-11), plus 2012-13 club options
signed extension with Yankees 2/08 (avoided arbitration, $4.55M-$3.2M)
08:$3M, 09:$6M, 10:$9M, 11:$10M, 12:$14M club option ($2M buyout), 13:$15M club option ($2M buyout)
That’s a minimum of 3/27 guaranteed. He isn’t coming cheap. I guess it depends on if you think Cano’s crappy 2008 was a fluke and if you think Hughes will actually become a good MLB SP. I guess I’d be inclined to roll the dice.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Dec 1, 2008 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
Morlan HAD good stuff
His fastball was down to 88 late in the year.
You take him and gamble he’ll get the fastball back.
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Morlan, Veal and Skelton
Those are the only names that seem to make much sense for the Royals.
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Picking Up Skelton
Means Buck is gone, I assume.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
Either Buck or Olivo would need to go if Skelton were acquired. Or, they could wait until late in spring training, seeing if Skelton is sufficiently MLB-ready. If they find out he’s not, then offer him back to the Tigers for $25k.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Dec 2, 2008 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
Christina Kahrl (sp?) Seems
To think House will fill a roster spot as a backup C/1B. It’s a good thought, but I don’t know iif Moore is ready to go that way. I also don’t know if House is good enough to justify a spot on a 4-man bench.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Dec 2, 2008 4:23 PM EST up reply actions
what about Ross??????///
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Dec 2, 2008 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
I'm assuming that she's thinking that he could fill such a roster spot, but not that it is likely
Her wording does kind of make it seem like she’s predicting House on the 25-man roster, but I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt. The Royals will have a 4-man bench. Does anyone seriously think that one of those spots will be taken by a half-assed reserve 1B/third catcher? That really is nonsense, unless Shealy goes down with an injury, and then House is still iffy for the 25-man roster.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Dec 2, 2008 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
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