BA on Rule 5
by WTM on Nov 27, 2008 12:17 PM EST
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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 0 recs
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 0 recs
Baseball Analysts Rule 5 Preview
Here’s their write up on the best dozen or so available pitchers.
http://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2008/11/the_2008_rule_5.php
by Chad Bahamas on Nov 30, 2008 12:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Kei Igawa might actually be a dark horse for the Pirates, who need starting pitchers.
by Charlie on Nov 30, 2008 3:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If we want Igawa...
…I bet we could get the Yanks to kick in some money for us to take him off their hands. No need to pay for the privilige ourselves.
by Vlad on Dec 1, 2008 9:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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