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

[WEAVERMAN]

Buck On MASN

Why doesn't DD work on obtaining impact players instead? These Rule 5 guys, like Flaherty, are just marginal players.

[Can_of_corn]

Why doesn't DD work on obtaining impact players instead? These Rule 5 guys, like Flaherty, are just marginal players.

My theory is that it is their way of showing off how smart they are.

The funny thing is Givens was possibly the second best player available in the draft last year.

[weams]

My theory is that it is their way of showing off how smart they are.

The funny thing is Givens was possibly the second best player available in the draft last year.

Logan Verrette was pretty good.

[Can_of_corn]

Logan Verrette was pretty good.

Is he a unicorn?

[Ruzious]

Who knows, maybe we'll get the next Jose Bautista.

[Can_of_corn]

Who knows, maybe we'll get the next Jose Bautista.

I'm sure the 2020 Blue Jays will be pleased.

[weams]

Who knows, maybe we'll get the next Jose Bautista.

And not have enough at bats to keep him.

[wildcard]

I think they might draft a 4th outfielder. Some one like Lough with a better upside.

[Aristotelian]

Because when it is all said and done most years you spend all that energy and you end up with a Flaherty, a McFarland or an Almanzar.

http://m.mlb.com/video/v36757493/baldet-gm3-flaherty-makes-a-great-backhanded-stop/?query=ryan+flaherty+alds

[sportsfan8703]

Why all the Flaherty hate? If Schoop wasn't here he'd be our 2nd basemen. He fills in for Hardy at SS all the time when he's hurt. He can play the OF and has LH power.

[Il BuonO]

My theory is that it is their way of showing off how smart they are.

So, you mean they're not smart?

[hoosiers]

See, I take Buck's bragging about our Rule V participation as an admission that, at the least, the bottom of our 40 man roster is weaker than that of most other teams.

[weams]

So, you mean they're not smart?

When I was at that double header that we won to go into first place, I though they were so smart.

[Stotle]

That is a story that has yet to be written.

That DeShields kid seems decent.

And it took an an abundance of young talent already in house and serious personality conflicts for the organization for that to even happen.

[Roll Tide]

And it took an an abundance of young talent already in house and serious personality conflicts for the organization for that to even happen.

Is there anyone worth looking at?