December 3, 2008
On December 11th the Rule V Draft will be held.
To refresh your memory, the Rule V Draft is of minor league players that were not added to the 40 man roster of the Major League club and that have:
a) played 4 years since signing their initial contract if they were signed out of high school or signed as an international free agent.
b) played 3 years since being signed out of college in the draft.
Any player picked up must be kept on the ML roster for the entire season or offered back to the team they were drafted from for $25,000.
Last season the Padres picked up 3 players in the Rule V draft. Two directly, utility man Callix Crabbe from the Milwaukee Brewers and RHP Michael Gardner from the New York Yankees; and one via trade with the Florida Marlins, RHP Carlos Guevara.
Crabbe and Gardner were returned to their original teams and Guevara was purchased from the Reds so he could be sent down to AAA without returning to them.
This season could again be one where the Padres are major players in the Rule V draft.
Sandy Alderson said in an interview on XX Radio today that the Padres would be going after bullpen depth in the draft.
Marc Hulet over at Baseball Analysts did a great piece on the pitchers available in the 2008 Rule V draft.
It would be my guess that if they are available, the Padres will go after more than one pitcher, possibly including Eduardo Morlan or Chris Mason from the Tampa Bay Rays organization and Donald Veal from the Cubs.
I have had my say. Now what do you think?
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Looks like the Padres found a buyer for Khalil Greene
December 3, 2008
Joel Sherman of the NY Post is reporting that the Padres have found a taker in a trade for shortstop Khalil Greene.
Corey Brock of MLB.com has also posted today about the possibility of Greene being traded prior to the start of the Baseball Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, Nevada starting Monday.
Two teams have been mentioned in Hot Stove league rumors today, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Baltimore Orioles.
The St. Louis Cardinals are reportedly offering 2 pitching prospects, Mitchell Boggs and Tyler Herron for Greene.
The Orioles have been rumored to be offering 2 young pitching prospects as well, although at this point I have read nothing specific. Would Chris Tillman and Jake Arrieta be asking for too much? It is Christmas after all.
Well, maybe it is but a man can dream can't he? How about Arrieta and Troy Patton?
I have had my say. What do you think?
Joel Sherman of the NY Post is reporting that the Padres have found a taker in a trade for shortstop Khalil Greene.
Corey Brock of MLB.com has also posted today about the possibility of Greene being traded prior to the start of the Baseball Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, Nevada starting Monday.
Two teams have been mentioned in Hot Stove league rumors today, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Baltimore Orioles.
The St. Louis Cardinals are reportedly offering 2 pitching prospects, Mitchell Boggs and Tyler Herron for Greene.
The Orioles have been rumored to be offering 2 young pitching prospects as well, although at this point I have read nothing specific. Would Chris Tillman and Jake Arrieta be asking for too much? It is Christmas after all.
Well, maybe it is but a man can dream can't he? How about Arrieta and Troy Patton?
I have had my say. What do you think?
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