BA on Rule 5

by WTM on Nov 27, 2008 12:17 PM EST

Baseball America raises some interesting possibilities in their Rule 5 preview. It's in the subscribers' area and I don't want to get Charlie in trouble by copying from there, but some guys who struck me as maybe worth a shot:

LH relievers: Pedro Figueroa (A's) and Jose Lugo (Twins), both hard throwers. Lugo has a high K rate and is also a strong groundball pitcher.

RH starter: Matt Torra (D'backs), former 1st rounder who had shoulder surgery. Sinker/slider guy who looks like a 4th/5th starter/innings eater. (Yeah, OK, we're loaded with those.)

RH relievers: Morlan, of course. Also Dodgers' Javy Guerra (96 mph) and Cards' Luis Perdomo (nasty slider, RH batters hit .153 against him in 2008).

One interesting hitter: 3B Jesus Guzman. He's 24 and has bounced around, but had a breakout 2008 season, hitting 364/419/500 in the Texas League and following it up with a monster winter so far in Venezuela. He just signed with the Giants as a minor league FA.

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I was suprised reading that article that there was no mention of Skelton from the Tigers. I know that there has been alot of discussion on this board about him, especially his bat. Does BA not even think that he is a potential pick at this point?

by baseballgg24 on Nov 27, 2008 2:23 PM EST reply actions

Maybe a quasi-answer from BA’s chat on the Tigers’ top prospects:

I love James Skelton’s plate discipline and left-handed bat, but I’m not sure if he profiles as an everyday catcher in the big leagues. The Tigers left him unprotected in the Rule 5 draft despite having two roster spots to spare, an indication that he may not be a key part of their future plans.

They appear to have two catching prospects they like more.

by WTM on Nov 27, 2008 8:28 PM EST up reply actions