I was thinking today of the value of Rule 5 picks. Rather the value or lack of value......and I did a quick review of the 7 1st picks of the Rule 5 draft. Below is a stat recap and grade for each.
It is interesting that all are still on rosters as of today.
Year 1 - Seattle Ricky Kidd Career 54 wins, 83 losses, ERA of 5.70 It is safe to say that Ricky the Kid didn't grow up well cnough to suit Seattle, he gets a C-, and that may be generous. He has logged over 1,000 innings in the ML
Year 2 - Las Vegas Vic Lee Career 95 HR's, 342 RBI's and a .281 batting average. He is servicable but not a star. He gets a C+
Year 3 - New York Mafia Alex Gonzalez Career 208 HR's, 582 RBI's and a .299 batting average. He is a beast of a pick and easily rates an A.
Year 4 - Augusta Damaso Cortes Career of 6 HR's, 147 RBI's and a .283 batting average. He is a good defender so he has that going for him. But overall his production is pretty weak. he grades a C-
Year 5 - Augusta Artie Robinson Career 36 Hr's and 144 RBI's and a .295 batting average in his first two years. Being that he is just 24 he is a work in progress but he get a tentative stamp of approval and grades a B+
Year 6 - Augusta Isaac Spencer Has just one year under his belt and he had 13 dingers and 46 RBI while hitting 341. He gets a B for now.
Year 7 - Milwaukee Brook Bristow 6 wins 4 losses and a 3.07 ERA makes him a great pick so far.
A mixed bag, which is about what one would expect. Years 3, 5, and 7 look like solid picks with 3 and 7 being my personal favorites. It is nice to see someone other than Augusta pick this year! Let me know if you have a Rule 5 player that has turned out to be a Johan Santana type of rule 5 and I will spotlight him.
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