Comments on: 2007 Rule 5 draft

By: erik

erik — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:35:13 +0000

David in SF, few rule 5ers taken in the minor league portion go on to find big league success. I’d have to look at it more, but only Scott Podsednik comes to mind, if you want to characterize his career as a success

By: Grant

Grant — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:03:26 +0000

Hopefully, this is just one of many potentially shrewd moves to come.

By: David in San Francisco

David in San Francisco — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:01:41 +0000

Erik and azruavatar, Why do you think the Cardinals chose not to draft any players onto the AAA team, particularly pitchers? Given how thin the AAA team was last year, it would seem Mo and Luhnow missed a chance to upgrade the farm system at least a little. 18 pitchers were drafted after the 10th pick. Wouldn’t any of these been useful to the Cardinals?

Triple-A Phase Draftees, 2007:

10. Levi Romero, RHP, by Oklahoma (TEX) from Houston (Oklahoma).
11. Jose Fragoso, RHP, by Sacramento (OAK) from Detroit (Oneonta).
12. Victor Garate, LHP, by Las Vegas (LAD) from Houston (Tri-City).
13. Joe Bateman, RHP, by Nashville (MIL) from San Francisco (Connecticut).
15. Juan Cedeno, LHP, by Toledo (DET) from Washington (Wichita).
16. Garry Bakker, RHP, by New Orleans (NYM) from Chicago, AL (Winston-Salem).
17. Gabe DeHoyos, RHP, by Portland (SD) from Kansas City (Wichita).
19. Bo Hall, RHP, by Scranton/WB (NYY) from Milwaukee (Huntsville).
20. Julio Puentes, RHP, by Durham (TB) from Houston (VSL Astros).
21. Mauricio Mendez, RHP, by Indianapolis (PIT) from Boston (GCL Red Sox).
25. Jose Rojas, RHP, by Sacramento (OAK) from Cincinnati (Sarasota).
26. Richard Campbell, RHP, by Nashville (MIL) from Washington (Harrisburg).
28. Benjamin Fritz, RHP, by Toledo (DET) from Oakland (Midland).
29. Kurt Isenberg, LHP, by Portland (SD) from Toronto (New Hampshire).
31. Jose Mejias, RHP, by Durham (TB) from New York, NL (VSL Mets).
32. Corey Hamman, LHP, by Indianapolis (PIT) from Detroit (Toledo).
33. Clayton Hamilton, RHP, by Oklahoma (TEX) from Pittsburgh (Lynchburg).
34. Scott Mitchinson, RHP, by Sacramento (OAK) from Philadelphia

By: David in San Francisco

David in San Francisco — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:55:24 +0000

Alex, I am optimistic that Barton, with his degree in aeronautical engineering, will be able to fix things between Rolen and LaRussa. We’ve all known for some time now that solving that problem WOULD take a “rocket scientist”.

By: David in San Francisco

David in San Francisco — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:52:49 +0000

Various people have noted on other blog sites, incorrectly, that Barton, like Ludwick, hits RHP better than LHP. The fact is, Barton’s OBP vs. LHP in 2005 and 2006 was higher than vs. RHP:

2005
vs. LHP .965
vs. RHP .941

2006
vs. LHP 1.010
vs. RHP .889

People seem to be drawing the conclusion that Barton does not hit LHP well from his performance at Akron this year, where his OPS vs. LHP was only .631 while his OPS vs. RHP was. .998. But he had only 32 AB vs. LHP at Akron, a very small sample size.

Now that Barton has cleaned up his bothersome knee and it will reportedly be completely healthy and strong by the beginning of spring training, he could perform better than ever.

Drafting Barton is an outstanding move! Bravo, Mo!

By: alex

alex — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:42:03 +0000

Just our of curiosity (my friends call me whiskers) is there any record of what the general e-reaction was when the Cards picked up Hector Luna in the Rule V draft before the ‘04 season?

(I like the Barton pick by the way. A buddy of mine tutored him at LMU — Barton had an internship at Northrup before he ever stepped foot on campus — and says he is ridiculously, insanely smart. Maybe he can figure out an algorithm to make Tony and Scott shut the eff up.)

By: TICY

TICY — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:20:08 +0000

Interesting… i dont know if this is the whole draft (i have very limited knowledge of the rule v draft) but Lubanski wasn’t even taken.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3144243

By: andizzle

andizzle — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:54:48 +0000

Interesting note*

Barton played alongside chris perez and jon jay in miami in 2004.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:28:11 +0000

I absolutely LOVE picking up Barton! This guy is a player with all of the tools. He is the perfect kind of pickup being a RH outfield that can play all 3 spots. First off all So’s defense has always been overrated as he is a below average CF and has pretty weak arm. I don’t think Barton is a good defensive CF but is a very solid corner guy. Barton’s pickup gives the Cards added versatility. He is a guy that can hit leadoff, but I really like him in the 2 spot with his combo of speed and power. I think this could signal a trade involving Duncan or Ankiel for Scott Rolen’s replacement or a SP. From reports I’ve been hearing the Cards were hesitant to trade the likes of Duncan or Ankiel and Rolen because it would leave their lineup void of any power outside of Pujols. I’m not say Barton is an all star, but I’m probably higher on him than most. I believe he is an average starting corner OF.

In my mind the following should happen: Rolen (Cards paying most of salary to get better player return), Skip, Reyes to Dodgers for LaRoche and Kemp or Ethier. Then Duncan to the Orioles for Cabrera. Those trades would give the Cards a 3B MLB ready prospect and a very good OF MLB ready prospect and a young power starting pitcher that Duncan could straighten out.

By: tnek5

tnek5 — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:42:48 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW4UwKAxYrc&feature=related

this is a video with barton batting