Rule 5 Draft

[Crazysilver03]

Tom Vilezca off Minnesota's AA roster taken by Baltimore.

I can't find anything on this guy.

[Bulgaria]

I can't find anything on this guy.

Probably cause his name is Tom Boleska.

[Crazysilver03]

Probably cause his name is Tom Boleska.

Good catch.

They didn't spell his name for some reason, even though pretty much everyone else had their name spelled.

[clapdiddy]

Probably cause his name is Tom Boleska.

This guy has pretty good minor-league numbers. Nice WHIP and K/BB ratio. He's a bit old (25) for AA, but certainly worth taking a chance on.

[Orange]

We've got to keep him in AAA, right? (Similar to the major league round, just a level lower?) This guy has never pitched above AA, and was fairly uninspiring at AA.... However, his overall numbers are really strong and he was a very good closer for an Ind team in Fargo this year. Maybe he sticks at Norfolk as a setup guy?

[jcarm]

We've got to keep him in AAA, right? (Similar to the major league round, just a level lower?) This guy has never pitched above AA, and was fairly uninspiring at AA.... However, his overall numbers are really strong and he was a very good closer for an Ind team in Fargo this year. Maybe he sticks at Norfolk as a setup guy?

No, he can be assigned to any level and remains Orioles property.

[Babypowder]

Dan Connolly ‏@danconnollysun

T. J. McFarland was 16-8 in two levels this year -- he was 8-2 with a 2.69 ERA at AA before making the jump to AAA

In 60.1 innings. He had 102.2 innings at AAA where he had a 4.82 ERA and 4.8 K/9.

[Tony-OH]

McFarland conversation should be in his own thread IMO.