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"You know we are gonna participate in the Rule 5 Draft."(OF Rickard from Tampa)

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spiritof66 Hangout Grand Counsel

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I'm not sure that 3 HR/500 PA translates to 27 HR/500 if you went to Nexen in the Korean League. Not unless Nexen moved into Lakefront Park.

And he's leading his team in HRs (and RBIs). I'm pretty sure his teammates are playing in the same parks and under the same conditions as Joey.

It will be interesting to see which Rickard turns up in ST.

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And he's leading his team in HRs (and RBIs). I'm pretty sure his teammates are playing in the same parks and under the same conditions as Joey.

It will be interesting to see which Rickard turns up in ST.

I am not counting on a lot of power from Rickard. His ability to get on base intrigues me. This team could really use a guy with a bit of speed who can get on base a lot and se the table. The rest of our lineup would work much better if we had a guy like that at the top.

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Based on numbers alone, Rickard gets me more excited than any other Rule V guy I've seen us take in the last ten years. May not be saying a whole lot after taking (and keeping) mediocre A ball players like Jason Garcia and zero-upside players like TJ MacFarland, but really high BA and OBP over three levels and apparently has some speed and can play all three outfield positions. Seems like a guy that might able to be the fourth or fifth OFer on the roster and not be hidden all season. Why did the Rays not protect him?

I apologize if this question has already been asked, but it's exhausting to have to go through 20 pages of posts.

You realize these are all the skills Lough (not rule 5) displayed when he came here.

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You realize these are all the skills Lough (not rule 5) displayed when he came here.

His Steamer forecast, for whatever that's worth, is .256/.324/.350. Defense is a big question mark. Lough was/is a legitimate plus defender. If Rickard is a plus corner OFer and a passable CFer with that Steamer line he's an asset, a nice pickup.

But is only a year removed from a .243/.337/.296 in AA.

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Rickard's minor league OBP is about 50 points higher than Lough's. Not a negligible difference.

That's the big hope for me. Lough was not good at getting on base. His whole style of hitting seemed ill-suited to a guy his size and speed. Plus, he couldn't steal bases. We'll see if Rickard can do these things well enough to make the team. I expect he's not as good a defender as Lough, but hopefully he's at least a bit above average there.

Saying all that, I don't think the team needs to bend over backwards to keep Rickard. If he beats out Hoes on the merits, fine. But if Hoes shows himself to be more major league-ready, then send Rickard back to Tampa.

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Lough's minor league ISO was in the .150-.170 range. Rickard's is in the .080-.140 range. Lough's OBP fell off something like .050. Rickard's will probably fall off more.

Dang! Burst that bubble for me again.....oh well, we do have Mr. LJ if he does what you say.....:D

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That's the big hope for me. Lough was not good at getting on base. His whole style of hitting seemed ill-suited to a guy his size and speed. Plus, he couldn't steal bases. We'll see if Rickard can do these things well enough to make the team. I expect he's not as good a defender as Lough, but hopefully he's at least a bit above average there.

Saying all that, I don't think the team needs to bend over backwards to keep Rickard. If he beats out Hoes on the merits, fine. But if Hoes shows himself to be more major league-ready, then send Rickard back to Tampa.

Lough's problems were that his tools didn't translate to playing the game of baseball other than playing OF. He didn't have a feel for stealing bases, and that craftiness that speed guys have of getting on base in a variety of ways.

Ideally I'd like to see us sign Venable too. Then there would be a ST comp between Rickard, Hoes and Parades for two spots. Right now I see Paredes losing out to Hoes because Paredes doesn't have a position.

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