Yankees acquire #1 pick in Rule 5 Draft

I was not aware that this was what they swapped Bruney for. It's actually a really smart move in that they should be able to replicate Bruney's production (and probably more) for about $1.5M less.

From our perspective it sucks; though we're the 7th pick overall there was a good chance we were going to be the first team to select someone.

about 2 years ago Rob Castellano 18 comments 0 recs |

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There must be someone in particular they have their eye on

This was how the Twins nabbed Johan, correct?

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on Dec 8, 2009 1:27 PM EST reply actions

Not exactly,

I believe the Marlins wanted someone at the Twins pick (who had a earlier pick) so they worked out a deal where the Marlins got what they wanted and the Marlins selected and gave them Johan.

the number one issue facing the Mets is finding that one guy who’s going to say "get on my shoulders and ride me to the championship."

by Sokojoe on Dec 8, 2009 1:33 PM EST up reply actions

probably

but it probably has as much to do w/ bruney really playing his way off that team/reaching arbitration years than anything else.

either way, hopefully the yankees don’t have the same pick in mind that i do for the mets.

by Rob Castellano on Dec 8, 2009 2:06 PM EST up reply actions

Who's that? Aneurys Rodriguez?

I can’t imagine its one of the risk/reward type pitchers like him, though I guess it could be, since the value in those guys seems to lie beyond having to keep them on the roster all year.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on Dec 8, 2009 5:45 PM EST up reply actions

and while you’re right that he’ll most likely be a multi-year project, i see no reason why he can’t maintain a spot in the bullpen as a hard throwing righty with decent if inconsistent secondary stuff. thats basically brian stokes though rodriguez could even make spot starts.

i mean the kid posted a solid year in AA at 21, including a 2.22 era in the 2nd half. doesn’t walk a lot of guys, gave up far fewer hits than IP and he struck out a pretty good number as well. there are better candidates for the pen next year (i like stephen wright from CLE) but few with as much upside as rodriguez.

by Rob Castellano on Dec 8, 2009 11:43 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah that's true I suppose

And after dealing away Bruney and Coke the Yanks could use some relief arms. I wouldn’t be at all upset if the Mets drafted him, but I’d be really worried that Omar would somehow bungle it and wind up returning him in the middle of May to make room for Nelson Figueroa so he can spot start for a guy who winds up going on the DL by his next turn in the rotation anyway.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on Dec 8, 2009 11:55 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

Rec'd

for depressing accuracy

by deadspy3 on Dec 9, 2009 11:11 AM EST up reply actions

I like John Shelby

White Sox OF, good power and speed. Not quite ready, but worth the gamble.

by acerimusdux on Dec 8, 2009 10:32 PM EST up reply actions

so do i

i like him better at 2b though, unless he can really stick in center.

by Rob Castellano on Dec 8, 2009 11:46 PM EST up reply actions

Dumb ass Nats. I'd rather keep the Rule 5 pick than Brian Bruney. I mean, who is Brian Bruney, right?

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 8, 2009 1:51 PM EST reply actions

I hate them, I hate them so so much

by Gina on Dec 8, 2009 2:58 PM EST reply actions

Wait, I thought you couldn't trade draft picks in baseball

But you can trade Rule 5 draft picks?

by JoshNY on Dec 8, 2009 3:15 PM EST reply actions

perhaps the deal is contingent upon them picking someone the yankees want and then immediately trading him as a PTBNL

by KeithsMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 3:16 PM EST up reply actions

thats it

by Rob Castellano on Dec 8, 2009 3:36 PM EST up reply actions

Yup gotta be this

Which is why you have to figure the Yankees have some particular unprotected player in mind here.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on Dec 8, 2009 5:45 PM EST up reply actions

yup, question becomes who are they going to get at a steal this time

i swear its like teams WANT to make the yankees better.

by KeithsMoustache on Dec 9, 2009 10:47 AM EST up reply actions

...

why doesn’t anyone want to make us better =(

by Gina on Dec 9, 2009 11:18 AM EST up reply actions

Everyone hates us, for whatever reason.

What did we do to the world? I’ve seen comments from, like, Indians fans, that were very negative towards the club, and the people on it. What’s that about? From the Phillies, Braves, or Yankees, I can understand. From teams like the Marlins, Red Sox, or the Diamondbacks, it makes sense, given some of our collective back-and-forth history. But the Indians? I mean…

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 9, 2009 4:04 PM EST up reply actions