Question: Rule 5 Draft Protection

by TheJay on Nov 15, 2009 9:10 PM CST

Major eague teams must file their "Reserve lists" on Friday, November 20. In other words, on that day each team's 40-man roster is set in preparation for the Rule 5 draft, which takes place on December 10.

The Brewers' 40-man roster has 33 spots occupied once all the team's free agents are removed. My question is this: which prospects need to be added to protect them from the Rule 5 draft? I'm sure this has been discussed somewhere in the Brewers blogosphere, but I'm not sure where. The only two names I can think of are Lorenzo Cain and Chris Cody.

As a refresher, these are the Rule 5 eligibility criteria, as found on Wikipedia.

Players are eligible for selection in the Rule 5 draft who are not on their major league organization's forty man roster and:

- were signed at age 19 or older and have been in the organization for four years; or

- were signed at age 18 or younger and have been in the organization for five years.

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Aren't you normally the person we ask for stuff like this?

by NoahJ on Nov 15, 2009 9:44 PM CST reply actions

should be 32

Dump Patterson…..

by SgtClueLs on Nov 15, 2009 9:45 PM CST reply actions

Mass at Brewerfan is usually really good at figuring this out

I may as well not try if you’re confused by it.

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on Nov 15, 2009 10:13 PM CST reply actions

I'm not as much confused as lazy :)

I could try and figure it out tonight but I figured someone must have already.

Sign Corky Miller

by TheJay on Nov 16, 2009 5:21 AM CST up reply actions

I say we ask TheJay

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Nov 16, 2009 8:18 AM CST up reply actions

Good idea

KLSnow should also steal Mass and have all the postings done here.

by SgtClueLs on Nov 16, 2009 9:11 AM CST up reply actions

I'd be open to him coming over

Although I haven’t approached him about it.

That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.

by Kyle Lobner on Nov 16, 2009 2:28 PM CST up reply actions

How about Theron?

Or maybe statsllc’s son?

by PagsBrewCrew on Nov 16, 2009 10:14 AM CST up reply actions

I tried it a few weeks ago.

This may not be a comprehensive list and you may want to check my math, but here are the primary guys I came up with, sorted by primary 2009 level:

AAA:
Freddy Parejo
Brendan Katin
Chris Cody

AA:
Nick Green
David Welch
Brandon Kintzler
Shane Justis
Taylor Green
Lorenzo Cain
Zach Braddock

A+
Mike Ramlow
Rafael Lluberes

A-
Brock Kjeldgaard

Also, any minor league free agent signed (or re-signed) before the Rule 5 draft should also be eligible.

Of them, I’d say Braddock, Cain and Green need to be protected. Beyond that, you can make an argument for a few more, but it depends on how many roster spots you have free.

That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.

by Kyle Lobner on Nov 16, 2009 9:54 AM CST reply actions

Taylor, right?

by Mykenk on Nov 16, 2009 12:07 PM CST up reply actions

good point

I’d include both Greens, as Nick is not that far removed from prospect status and still has decent stuff. And it’s looking like we’ll need some warm bodies to pitch for Nashville next year.

by balldeagle on Nov 16, 2009 12:28 PM CST up reply actions

Chris Cody as well

I think he definitely deserves to be protected. I would be amazed if no one picked him up.

by cwolf20 on Nov 16, 2009 12:41 PM CST up reply actions

Green shouldn't be eligible

He’s only been in the org a year.

by morineko on Nov 16, 2009 3:04 PM CST up reply actions

and that's Nick the pitcher I mean there

by morineko on Nov 16, 2009 3:04 PM CST up reply actions

It's from the time the first professional contract is signed

Sign Corky Miller

by TheJay on Nov 16, 2009 3:19 PM CST up reply actions

(which means the wiki article needs better phrasing)

Here’s a BA column about the rule 5 draft from before the change to 4 and 5 years.

Sign Corky Miller

by TheJay on Nov 16, 2009 3:22 PM CST up reply actions

someone needs to edit Wikipedia

not me, as I can’t get to it right now…or to BA for that matter, but thanks for the link for further reference.

by morineko on Nov 16, 2009 4:00 PM CST up reply actions

"someone needs to edit Wikipedia"

everyone already does.

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by baumann on Nov 17, 2009 12:20 PM CST up reply actions

"I've had the time of my afterlife." --Patrick Swayze

by baumann on Nov 18, 2009 11:31 AM CST up reply actions

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