Goeddel, Cave lead Rule 5 selections
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 | |||||
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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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