Looks like we lost Jason Grilli to the White Sox. Also, former Marlin Andy Fox was selected by the Expos. It doesn't look like we made any selections, though.

 

Selections

Can someone explain to me how the Rule V draft works?

didnt andy sign with the Rangers?

didnt andy sign with the Rangers?

Minor League deal. I guess he wasn't on the 40-man roster.

Can someone explain to me how the Rule V draft works?

This article in mlb.com explains it a little.

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb...t=.jsp&c_id=mlb

hmm.. so its teams can sign players from other teams minor league system if there not on the 40-man roster? But there has to be sometype of exception right.

Oh ok thanx Rex.

Looks like the Orioles picked up a Dominican. . Vlad must be happy

Do any of you guys know when the minor league phase of the Rule V Draft is going to be conducted. We got Frank Gracesqui in the minor league phase one of the last times out.

Found who we took in minor league phase...Chris Bass SS Pitt, Adam Bonner OF TB, Peter Bauer rhp Toronto, and Jim Goelz ss Boston....we only lost one player Chris Key Lhp

im a little ticked right now..... dammit where is Howington?

someone could have really come out with a steal with howington.

 

 

considering our lefty situation in the pen....what do you lose?

At least we addressed the SS situation...

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/news/...minordraft.html

At least we addressed the SS situation...

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/news/...minordraft.html

I really like how active the Fish were in the minor league portion of the draft. I belive it is a direct reflection of the excellent prepapration made by an oustanding scouting department.

 

Kudos to Fred F, Dan Jennings and the rest.

 

:thumbup

Found who we took in minor league phase...Chris Bass SS Pitt, Adam Bonner OF TB, Peter Bauer rhp Toronto, and Jim Goelz ss Boston....we only lost one player Chris Key Lhp

Stats! (circa 2003)

 

SS Chris Bass (Class A S.A. League): .265, 121 for 456, 23 2B, 3 3B, 16 HR, 79 RBI, 34 BB, 81 K

 

OF Adam Bonner (Class A S.A. League): .231, 50 for 216, 14 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 38 RBI, 46 BB, 74 K

(Class A Cal. League): .282, 24 for 85, 7 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 19 RBI, 13 BB, 30 K

 

P Peter Bauer (Class AA East. League): 5-6, 4.96 ERA, 29 G, 13 GS, 103.1 IP, 116 H, 57 ER, 45 BB, 60 K, 6 HRA

 

SS Jim Goelz (Class AA East. League): .230, 45 for 196, 7 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 10 RBI, 8 BB, 26 K

(Class A Fl. St. League): .289, 24 for 83, 4 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 8 BB, 16 K

 

And for good measure:

 

P Chris Key (Class A Fl. St. League): 4-2, 1.73 ERA, 2 Sv, 44 G, 73 IP, 78 H, 14 ER, 15 BB, 38 K, 1 HRA

According to floridamarlins.com, we also drafted IF Mike Krga from Tampa Bay. The story says that he gave up baseball for a while to play basketball, but returned to T.B. and is considered a power prospect.

Bass has got some solid offensive numbers for a SS. A little pop, makes you think Kurt Abbot...

 

Krga has really no stats to speak of, at least that I could find on MILB.com. He was 2 for 13 in 7GP, 3K, 2BB. No extra base hits...

 

If we lost Grilli, that is bad in my opinion. I would have liked to see him get a chance for the pen in ST this year...

Bass looks solid

Wes Anderson got selected :mischief2

Do you know that Roberto Clemente and George Bell where selected via Rule V Draft by their respective teams . . . :o

 

Transactions for Clemente (c/o baseballreference.com)

- Before 1954 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

- November 22, 1954: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1954 rule V draft.

 

 

Transactions for Bell (c/o baseballreference.com)

-June 23, 1978: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

-December 8, 1980: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1980 rule V draft.

Recent rule V selections of note are OF Jay Gibbons and Toronto closer Aquilino Lopez.