Goeddel, Cave lead Rule 5 selections

Pair of outfielders will try to catch on with Phillies, Reds in 2016

By Sam Dykstra

December 10, 2015

Just another day of player movement at this year's Winter Meetings. At least this one was expected -- it was on the schedule.

The Rule 5 Draft was held Thursday morning in Nashville on the last day of the Winter Meetings. Rays outfielder Tyler Goeddel and Yankees outfielder Jake Cave were the first two selections and will head to the Phillies and Reds, respectively, in attempts to stick on both clubs' Major League rosters for the entire 2016 season.

A quick reminder on the machinations of the Rule 5 Draft: players that are not on their club's 40-man rosters and have been in pro ball for four years or more after signing at 19 or older or have been in pro ball for five years or more after signing at 18 or younger are eligible for the Rule 5 Draft. Teams pay $50,000 to make a selection in the Rule 5 Draft and, in so doing, must keep the player on their 25-man roster (or disabled list with at least 90 days being active) for the duration of the following season or else they are offered back to their original clubs. Eleven Rule 5 players stuck with their new clubs in 2015, but only three did the year before that, so results can vary.

Here are the results from the Major League, Triple-A and Double-A portions of this year's Rule 5 Draft. (Note: clubs are allowed to pass on making selections, and those that did so were not included in the table below.)

Rule 5 Draft selections

MAJOR LEAGUE ROUND 1
PICK	TEAM	PLAYER	POS	OLD ORG	2015 NOTES
1	PHI	Tyler Goeddel	OF	TB	.783 OPS, 12 HR, 28 SB at Double-A; TB No. 24 prospect; moved from 3B to OF in 2015
2	CIN	Jake Cave	OF	NYY	.278/.339/.359, 17 SB, at Double-A/Triple-A; NYY No. 16 prospect
3	ATL	Evan Rutckyj	LHP	NYY	2.63 ERA, 82 K in 61 2/3 IP at Class A Advanced, Double-A; .185 average-against vs. LHH at Double-A
4	COL	Luis Perdomo	RHP	STL	3.98 ERA, 118 K in 126 2/3 IP at Class A, Class A Advanced; STL No. 11 prospect; Futures Game participant; traded to SD
5	MIL	Colin Walsh	2B	OAK	.302/.447/.470, 13 HR, 17 SB at Double-A; Texas League mid-season All-Star
6	OAK	Jabari Blash	OF	SEA	.946 OPS, 32 HR at Double-A, Triple-A; expected to be flipped to SD
8	SD	Josh Martin	RHP	CLE	2.27 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 80 K, 19 BB in 67 1/3 IP at Double-A
10	BAL	Joey Rickard	OF	TB	.321/.427/.447, 23 2B, 75/69 K/BB at three levels; career .390 OBP
13	LAA	Deolis Guerra	RHP	PIT	1.23 ERA, 37 K, 8 BB in 36 2/3 IP at Triple-A; 12 ER in 16 2/3 IP in Majors; Outrighted on Oct. 22, re-signed Dec. 7
19	TOR	Joseph Biagini	RHP	SF	2.42 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 84 K, 34 BB in 130 1/3 IP at Double-A; SF No. 27 prospect
23	STL	Matthew Bowman	RHP	NYM	5.53 ERA, 1.68 WHIP, 77 K in 140 IP at Triple-A; NYM No. 19 prospect
MAJOR LEAGUE ROUND 2
PICK	TEAM	PLAYER	POS	OLD ORG	2015 NOTES
1	PHI	Daniel Stumpf	LHP	KC	3.57 ERA, 76 K, 31 BB in 70 2/3 IP at Double-A
2	CIN	Chris O'Grady	LHP	LAA	3.28 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 57 K, 14 BB in 57 2/3 IP at Double-A, Triple-A
3	MIL	Zach Jones	RHP	MIN	4.18 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 68 K, 28 BB in 51 2/3 IP at Class A Advanced, Double-A
5	SD	Blake Smith	RHP	CWS	2.89 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 64 K, 27 BB in 53 IP at Double-A, Triple-A
6	LAA	Ji-Man Choi	1B	BAL	Played only 23 G in SEA system after suffering broken leg in Spring Training; signed with BAL on Dec. 2; career .302 average, .886 OPS in MiLB
TRIPLE-A ROUND 1
PICK	TEAM	PLAYER	POS	OLD ORG	2015 NOTES
2	CIN	Ariel Hernandez	RHP	ARI	6.04 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, 32 K, 21 BB in 22 1/3 IP at Class A Short Season
3	ATL	Enderson Franco	RHP	MIA	5.36 ERA, 84 K, 33 B in 126 IP at Class A
4	COL	Luis Niebla	RHP	NYY	4.50 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 18 BB in 60 IP at Class A Advanced, Double-A
5	MIL	Mitch Lambson	LHP	ATL	2.35 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 52 K in 57 1/3 IP at Triple-A, Double-A in ATL, HOU systems
6	OAK	Danny Oh	OF	NYY	.305/.360/.408, 13 SB in 96 G at Class A Advanced, Double-A
7	MIA	Patrick Johnson	RHP	PIT	Hasn't pitched in a MiLB game since 2013; had 2.08 ERA, 132 K in 134 IP in indy ball
8	DET	Kurt Spomer	RHP	LAA	3.92 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 36 K in 64 1/3 IP at Double-A, Triple-A
9	CWS	Manny Martinez	RHP	PHI	2.51 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, .192 average-against in 43 IP at Class A
10	SEA	Isaac Sanchez	RHP	PIT	2.67 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 51 K in 67 1/3 IP at Class A Advanced, Rookie
11	BOS	Jhonny Polanco	RHP	STL	4.16 ERA, 77 K, 40 BB in 71 1/3 IP at three levels
12	ARI	Eduardo De Oleo	C	NYY	.237/.284/.378 in 45 G at Class A Short Season, Class A; 39.4% CS rate
13	TB	Adam Kolarek	LHP	BAL	4.43 ERA, 61 K, 28 BB in 67 IP at Double-A; signed with BAL on Oct. 23
14	BAL	Cory Jones	RHP	STL	Did not pitch in 2015; had Tommy John surgery in 2014
15	CLE	Brian Moran	LHP	SEA	3.24 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 29 K in 33 1/3 IP at Class A Advanced, Double-A
17	WAS	Zack Cox	3B	MIA	.304/.369/.411, 5 HR, 1 3B, 24 2B in 119 G at Double-A, Triple-A; career .729 OPS at Triple-A
18	SF	Wilson Santos	RHP	SD	3.69 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 43 K in 53 2/3 IP at Class A Short Season, Rookie
19	LAA	Blayne Weller	RHP	ARI	4.95 ERA, 136 K, 58 BB in 151 IP at top three levels
20	HOU	Octavio Acosta	RHP	NYM	8.68 ERA, 23 K, 8 BB in 28 IP in Mexican League
21	NYY	Yefrey Ramirez	RHP	ARI	5.35 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 61 K in 69 IP at Rookie
22	TEX	Garrett Weber	INF	ARI	.302/.371/.455, 9 HR, 55 RBI in 114 G at Double-A, Triple-A; plays 2B primarily
24	LAD	Felipe Gonzalez	RHP	MIA	3.28 ERA, 80 K, 30 BB in 107 IP at Class A Advanced in PIT system
27	CHC	David Freitas	C	BAL	.241/.299/.387, 8 HR in 75 G at Double-A, Triple-A
28	PIT	Alfredo Reyes	SS	NYM	.226/.266/.280, 12 SB in 71 G at Class A Short Season, Class A Advanced
29	STL	John Brebbia	RHP	ARI	Hasn't pitched in MiLB since 2013; 0.98 ERA, 19 saves in indy ball
TRIPLE-A ROUND 2
PICK	TEAM	PLAYER	POS	OLD ORG	2015 NOTES
1	CIN	Pin-Chieh Chen	OF	CHC	.263/.338/.378, 21 SB in 124 G at Class A Advanced, Double-A
3	MIL	Kender Villegas	RHP	STL	4.03 ERA, 59 K, 9 BB in 58 IP at Class A Short Season, Class A
4	OAK	Alex Glenn	OF	ARI	.248/.305/.434, 11 HR, 10 3B, 22 2B in 116 G at Class A Advanced, Double-A
5	MIA	Maxx Tissenbaum	C	TB	.257/.337/.318 in 73 G at Class A Advanced; 27.8 CS rate
6	DET	Santiago Garrido	RHP	BAL	Did not pitch in MiLB in 2014; 3.41 ERA in 58 IP in Double-A in TB system in 2014
9	BOS	Anyelo Leclerc	RHP	TEX	5.52 ERA, 42 K, 18 BB in 45 2/3 IP at Class A Advanced, Double-A
10	ARI	Robelys Reyes	SS	STL	.248/.298/.285, 21 SB in 120 G at Class A Advanced, Double-A
11	TB	Yoel Espinal	RHP	NYY	6.09 ERA, 69 K, 55 BB in 68 IP at Class A Short Season, Class A
12	BAL	Chipper Smith	LHP	MIA	4.39 ERA, 96 K, 44 BB in 108 2/3 IP at Class A Advanced, Double-A
15	LAA	Ariel Ovando	LHP	CHC	0.43 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 33 K in 21 IP at Rookie; spent 2011-14 as OF
17	NYY	Julian Aybar	RHP	CHC	1.82 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 47 K in 39 2/3 IP at DSL
19	LAD	Micah Gibbs	C	KC	.236/.327/.382 in 31 G at Double-A, Triple-A; 28% CS rate
20	CHC	Mike O'Neill	OF	STL	.289/.400/.319, 49 BB, 23 K in 90 G at Double-A, Triple-A; career .311 AVG, .412 OBP
22	STL	Michael Heesch	LHP	CHC	2.24 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 49 K in 64 1/3 IP at Class A Advanced
TRIPLE-A ROUND 3
PICK	TEAM	PLAYER	POS	OLD ORG	2015 NOTES
3	OAK	Viosergy Rosa	1B	MIA	.217/.349/.339, 10 HR, 17 2B, 77 BB in 122 G at Double-A
4	ARI	Chad Oberacker	OF	OAK	.294/.360/.425, 5 HR, 5 3B, 27 2B, 19 SB in 101 G at Double-A
5	TB	Fernando Baez	RHP	STL	6.69 ERA, 1.74 WHIP, 41 K, 26 BB in 35 IP at Class A
7	LAA	D.J. Johnson	RHP	MIA	4.05 ERA, 53 K, 28 BB in 60 IP at Class A Advanced, Double-A
8	NYY	Santiago Nessy	C	KC	.220/.287/.340 in 66 G at Class A Advanced, Double-A; 34.2% CS rate
9	LAD	Logan Bawcom	RHP	SEA	4.64 ERA, 62 K, 31 BB in 75 2/3 IP at Triple-A
10	CHC	Jesus Loya	OF	BOS	.276/.374/.342, 12 XBH in 84 G in Mexican League
TRIPLE-A ROUND 4
PICK	TEAM	PLAYER	POS	OLD ORG	2015 NOTES
2	ARI	Devin Harris	OF	SF	.240/.301/.418, 14 HR, 1 3B, 28 2B in 119 G at Double-A
6	LAD	Julio Morban	OF	SEA	.206/.295/.313 in 48 G at Double-A, Triple-A
TRIPLE-A ROUND 5
PICK	TEAM	PLAYER	POS	OLD ORG	2015 NOTES
1	LAD	Alex Burgos	LHP	MIA	2.12 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 33 K in 46 2/3 IP at Class A Advanced, Double-A
DOUBLE-A
PICK	TEAM	PLAYER	POS	OLD ORG	2015 NOTES
7	MIA	Juan Caballero	RHP	STL	5.75 ERA, 41 K, 12 BB in 36 IP at Rookie

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