MiLB Rule 5 Picks

[Enjoy Terror]

5 hours ago, Philip said:

Oh no! We drafted Jason Garcia again!

But an outfielder!

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Enjoy Terror said:

Yeah, I have beachfront property in Arizona I’m willing to sell you...

I lived in Arizona for a bit, enjoyed it.  Then again it was winter.

[7Mo]

9 minutes ago, Enjoy Terror said:

But an outfielder!

Not to quibble but that Fangraphs post says he's strictly a first baseman.

Well, now I see a quote saying he's a corner outfielder. So, um, nevermind.

Cespedes was second in the minors in average exit velocity at 96 mph, according to FanGraphs.com lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen.

Qualls said Cespedes, who’s primarily a corner outfielder, likely will be assigned to low Single-A Delmarva.

“Cristopher Cespedes had kind of a breakout season,” Qualls said. “He had a .930 OPS. Just a real interesting toolsy kid as a 21-year-old. He still has a couple years of control and we liked a lot of his batted-ball metrics and thought he was a nice addition to our system.”

[weams]

6 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I lived in Arizona for a bit, enjoyed it.  Then again it was winter.

Spring was great there. We loved it!

[MDtransplant757]

3 minutes ago, weams said:

Spring was great there. We loved it!

I would love to move there or move to Texas. 

[weams]

1 minute ago, MDtransplant757 said:

I would love to move there or move to Texas. 

Spring is fantastic in Texas also. South Texas.

[Luke-OH]

For a reference, Aaron Judge’s avg exit velocity was 95.9mph I’m 2019 (it led MLB). Chris Gittens avg something like 98mph in AA (I referenced that in my Rule 5 preview) to lead the MiLB.

[MDtransplant757]

47 minutes ago, weams said:

Spring is fantastic in Texas also. South Texas.

Houston or San Antonio are probably the two places I'd go. Went to the WS this year, and loved Houston. 

[weams]

Florida this Spring for us. 

[Frobby]

6 minutes ago, weams said:

Florida this Spring for us. 

Green with envy.    But I’ll try to make it there for a long weekend.   

[weams]

7 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Green with envy.    But I’ll try to make it there for a long weekend.   

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