Comments on: Rule 5 Draft Preview

By: Jon Shields

Jon Shields — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:39:20 +0000

^I’ve changed my mind on this already. Probably wouldn’t be worth the effort.

By: Jon Shields

Jon Shields — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:29:35 +0000

Anyone be interested in Kei Igawa?

I say that if he’s on the board when Seattle makes their 2nd pick they should consider him. If it doesn’t work out he can always be offered back and it costs Seattle practically nothing. If he does work out, Seattle gets a lefty mid-back of the rotation guy at $4M per season (aka less than what Silva, Batista, Washburn and possibly Felix will be making).

There’s no room for him, so maybe it isn’t much of an idea at all, but what could it hurt to just bring him into Spring Training?

By: Rob T.

Rob T. — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:08:02 +0000

Thats true but it’s rare for a team to take 2 players and attempt to keep them on the roster all year and you still need 40 man roster spots open for signing free agents and by the time the M’s are even up to make their 2nd pick there won’t be any decent prospects left unless they trade for someone.

By: Jon Shields

Jon Shields — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:53:40 +0000

Also, Seattle will have 3 picks in the Rule 5 if the 40-man roster remains at 37 until then, or at least that’s how I understand it. Teams continue picking until their 40-man is full if they want.

By: Jon Shields

Jon Shields — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:38:47 +0000

I’ve been thinking that I want Seattle to take either Veal or Brown.

I like Veal more though. Veal could be a mid-long reliever and a second lefty in the ‘pen. He misses bats, which is always big for a reliever.

If he struggles, it’s easier to hide him away compared to Brown, a position player. If Brown struggles it’s just a waste of a roster spot or a waste of a draft pick if he is offered back to Cleveland. If Veal struggles he can still be used to eat innings in blowouts or whatever, or as an early inning lefty-lefty guy.

On the flip side, guys the Mariners stand to lose in the Rule V are P Andy Baldwin, SS Oswaldo Navarro, P Robert Rohrbaugh, and 1B Marshall Hubbard.

None would be big losses, but Hubbard is comparable to Jordan Brown (minus the AAA experience), and Rohrbaugh and Baldwin represent a large chunk of our near-MLB ready starting depth. I think Rohrbaugh is the most likely to be selected.