Comments on: Potential “Rule 5 Kids”

By: Conor

Conor — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:52:35 +0000

Guzman can hit, but he’s actually a minor league free agent. Rumor is that the Giants are looking at him.

By: niterunner

niterunner — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:53:48 +0000

Is Jesus Guzman worthy of a second round rule 5 pick?

By: Conor

Conor — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:31:36 +0000

Thanks Andrew & Doug!

By: dougdirt

dougdirt — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:54:31 +0000

Pedro Viola is not eligible for the draft since he signed after the [RULE 5!!] draft of the year that he signed. If he were eligible he most certainly would have been protected.

By: andrew_s_c

andrew_s_c — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:13:26 +0000

Parra was signed 08-30-2004.

By: Conor

Conor — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:29:34 +0000

Iâ€™m pretty sure Loek Van Mil is out for 2009 after being forced to undergo Tommy John surgery preparing for the Olympics this summer. How does that affect his Rule 5 Draft eligibility?

btw, my first post ever at USS Mariner. Longtime reader. I enjoy all the content immensely. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for the comment, awhkang…good to know. I think that probably rules him out.

Is Alan Horne worth a look at all?

No, he’s hurt too.

By: DKCecil

DKCecil — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:53:35 +0000

Is Alan Horne worth a look at all?

By: awhkang

awhkang — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:34:07 +0000

I’m pretty sure Loek Van Mil is out for 2009 after being forced to undergo Tommy John surgery preparing for the Olympics this summer. How does that affect his Rule 5 Draft eligibility?

btw, my first post ever at USS Mariner. Longtime reader. I enjoy all the content immensely. Keep up the great work!

By: killer_ewok18

killer_ewok18 — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:10:23 +0000

I think the mods would kill themselves if Zduriencik and Wakamatsu added Ka’aihue.

By: marc w

marc w — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:00:01 +0000

Pedro Viola’s been playing in the AFL, and Kala Ka’aihue’s been back at home in the Hawaiian Winter League (and he posted a blog here). Lofgren’s in the AFL too, and while winter league stats don’t matter, I think it’s noteworthy that Chuck’s allowed 40 runs in a mere 7 IP. Yeah, that’s a strand rate of about -5%, but still… something’s not right there (3:1 BB:K ratio).

Loek Van Mil is intriguing to me because I’m pretty sure he’s the tallest ballplayer in history at 7’1″. He *should* get some downward motion on his fb and be a decent relief option, but it’s looking like he may not put it together. Still, it’d be great to send him and Jeroen de Haas to the instructs and turn them both into prospects.