2010 Rule 5 Draft

[rsox]

2010 Rule 5 Draft selections.

Major League phase:
1) Pit, IF Josh Rodriguez (from Indians)

2) Sea, P Jose Flores (from Indians)

3) Az, P Joe Paterson (from Giants)

4) Bal, P Adrian Rosario (from Brewers)

5) KC, P Nathan Adcock (from Pirates)

6) Was, P Elvin Ramirez (from Mets)

7) Cubs, P Mason Tobin (from Angels)
*traded to Texas

8) Hou, P Aneury Rodriguez (from Rays)

9) Mil, P Patrick Egan (from Orioles)

10) NYM, IF Brad Eamus (from Blue Jays)

11) SD, P George Kontos (from Yankees)

12) Min, P Scott Diamond (from Braves)

13) NYY, P Robert Fish (from Angels)

14) TB, P Cesar Cabral (from Red Sox)

15) Phi, IF Michael Martinez (from Nationals)

16) Was, P Brian Broderick (from Cardinals)

17) Hou, P Lance Pendleton (from Yankees)

18) NYM, P Pedro Beato (from Orioles)

19) NYY, P Daniel Turpen (from Red Sox)

Nothing major here. Pendleton and Rodriguez are expected to compete for the fifth starter job in Houston. Tobin is expected to compete for a job in the Rangers 'pen. Eamus could make the Mets as a utility player.

[vanillagorilla8]

Re: 2010 Rule 5 Draft

Do you know the details in the Rangers-Cubs trade?

[rsox]

Re: 2010 Rule 5 Draft

Tobin to the Rangers for cash.

Second time in the last 4 drafts that Cubs draft a player and then trade him to another team. That player eventually found his way to Texas as well, guy named Josh Hamilton.

And to think--Jim Hendry still has a job as a general manager of a MLB team...

[steelcurtain311]

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Rodriguez could probably play SS for us, doesn't have much competition to beat out.

[ImTellinTim]

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Any Braves fans out there care to comment on Diamond?

[SPTO]

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I have to laugh at JP Ricciardi (who I assume is handling that aspect of the Mets baseball ops) That's the kind of crap he did when he first came to Toronto, try and get anything from his former team.

[ImTellinTim]

Re: 2010 Rule 5 Draft

I have to laugh at JP Ricciardi (who I assume is handling that aspect of the Mets baseball ops) That's the kind of crap he did when he first came to Toronto, try and get anything from his former team.

He's using the Brad Childress strategy.

[Speedy]

Re: 2010 Rule 5 Draft

Any Braves fans out there care to comment on Diamond?

Lefty middle relief pitcher at best.

[rsox]

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He's using the Brad Childress strategy.

Does that mean Brett Favre will be the Mets 5th starter next season?.

[Speedy]

Re: 2010 Rule 5 Draft

Does that mean Brett Favre will be the Mets 5th starter next season?.

No, he'll be the 6th man for the Heat from the reports I've heard.

[ImTellinTim]

Re: 2010 Rule 5 Draft

Does that mean Brett Favre will be the Mets 5th starter next season?.

Nope, it's a battle between Lito Sheppard and Hank Baskett.

Lefty middle relief pitcher at best.

Crap. Well, you'll have the opportunity to have him back if you so choose then, I hope.

[Dog]

Re: 2010 Rule 5 Draft

These rule 5 drafts can be a bitch. David Herndon took up a spot on the 25 man roster when he should have been in the minors last year for the Phillies.

[bukktown]

Re: 2010 Rule 5 Draft

I read the name of the 3 players that the Twins lost in the draft and laughed to myself. A lot of bad players swapping teams. Of course I think the Twins got a pretty good lefty about 10 years ago from this draft.

[MizzyMike05]

Re: 2010 Rule 5 Draft

I read the name of the 3 players that the Twins lost in the draft and laughed to myself. A lot of bad players swapping teams. Of course I think the Twins got a pretty good lefty about 10 years ago from this draft.

Hmmm I'm not sure who you mean? Can you reiterate who that was? And was Josh Hamilton really taken in the rule 5 and traded for cash?

[SPTO]

Re: 2010 Rule 5 Draft

I read the name of the 3 players that the Twins lost in the draft and laughed to myself. A lot of bad players swapping teams. Of course I think the Twins got a pretty good lefty about 10 years ago from this draft.

Back in the ol' days the Rule 5 Draft was a goldmine for overlooked talent. Pat Gillick (who's now going in the HOF!) made a living off of it in the early to mid '80s.