Rule 5 Draft Targets

[Aristotelian]

9 minutes ago, emmett16 said:

If the O’s trade up for a higher Rule V pick, this board is going to be down for a while.  

Is that allowed? Lol. 

I would guess we will look for a bullpen arm to bring to spring training as a longshot to make the team.

[sportsfan8703]

2 minutes ago, interloper said:

If they're not, they should! The Rule 5 is fun. 

Santander and Wells are two of our better players, you know? We just reached into other team's farm systems and said thank you very much I'll have those. I think it's a pretty fun mechanism of the sport. 

This is how our current bullpen has been built. 

Bautista - milb free agent. Didn’t even make it off the island for the Nats.

Perez - waiver claim

Coloumbe - traded for cash considerations

Baker - waiver claim

Webb - waiver claim

Davidson - waiver claim

Wells - Rule 5

The road to being a MLB reliever isn’t so glamorous. Lots of injuries and failing. 

[emmett16]

5 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Is that allowed? Lol. 

I would guess we will look for a bullpen arm to bring to spring training as a longshot to make the team.

According to the OP.  But maybe I misunderstood.  

[Frobby]

I’m past the point of trying to guess who the O’s might pick in the Rule 5 draft.  They tend to pick guys who weren’t on anyone’s list.   And, as a contending team, it’s tougher to decide to keep a guy and nurse him through a major league season.  I don’t see the 2024 Orioles doing that.  

[Orioles0615]

Oh boy our annual big time winter meetings move

[Roll Tide]

7 hours ago, sportsfan8703 said:

https://www.mlb.com/news/one-intriguing-rule-5-draft-prospect-for-each-team

The lists of best available players are starting to come out from the MLB.com and BA. The Rule 5 draft is on Weds, Dec. 6th. Picks can actually be traded in this draft.

I could see the O’s targeting a RH pitcher to bring to ST for a bullpen spot. There’s a couple of guys that fit that description. 

CJ Van Eyk from Toronto. Angel Bastardo from BOS.   Matt Sauer NYY. Anthony Hoopi-Tuionetoa TEX. Tyler Owen’s ATL. 

What is our draft slot? Something around 22-23? Probably not much left. Maybe a middle reliever type?

[Roll Tide]

5 hours ago, Frobby said:

I’m past the point of trying to guess who the O’s might pick in the Rule 5 draft.  They tend to pick guys who weren’t on anyone’s list.   And, as a contending team, it’s tougher to decide to keep a guy and nurse him through a major league season.  I don’t see the 2024 Orioles doing that.  

For some reason I’m thinking they will draft a guy. Something about keeping those 4 slots open. If they weren’t drafting someone why would we need that many open slots. It cant possibly be for free agents. 

Edited November 30, 2023 by Roll Tide

[RZNJ]

1 minute ago, Roll Tide said:

For some reason I’m thinking they will draft a guy. Something about keeping those 4 slots open. If they weren’t drafting someone why would we need that many open slots. It cant possibly be for free agents. 

Haha. One spot for the starter.  One spot for the closer.  One spot for a rule 5 guy.  That’s all my imagination allows me.  Maybe the last spot is for adding Holliday when he makes the team.  

[waroriole]

Rule 5, the only point in the off-season where the front office comes alive  

[Roll Tide]

2 hours ago, waroriole said:

Rule 5, the only point in the off-season where the front office comes alive  

So you think they might take 2?

[sportsfan8703]

9 hours ago, emmett16 said:

According to the OP.  But maybe I misunderstood.  

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/2022-rule-5-draft-results.html
 

See last year’s results. Picks can be traded. The Rays and Giants both traded for higher picks. I’m pretty sure the O’s have taken a Rule 5 player in every year since Jay Gibbons in 2024. So basically 20 years. 

RHP looks like the most likely option. Players from the 2019 and 2020 drafts are now eligible. Elias’ first draft was 2019. We were all over that draft. In fact, Elias got a bunch of pitchers in trades from that draft. Bradish, Brnovich, Peek, Stallings, and Lucas. So it wouldn’t be crazy to see us take a pitcher from that draft that Elias and Co. liked that draft year. 

[emmett16]

1 hour ago, sportsfan8703 said:

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/2022-rule-5-draft-results.html
 

See last year’s results. Picks can be traded. The Rays and Giants both traded for higher picks. I’m pretty sure the O’s have taken a Rule 5 player in every year since Jay Gibbons in 2024. So basically 20 years. 

RHP looks like the most likely option. Players from the 2019 and 2020 drafts are now eligible. Elias’ first draft was 2019. We were all over that draft. In fact, Elias got a bunch of pitchers in trades from that draft. Bradish, Brnovich, Peek, Stallings, and Lucas. So it wouldn’t be crazy to see us take a pitcher from that draft that Elias and Co. liked that draft year. 

Thanks!  Great post.  Very interesting observation re: 2019/2020 draft year guys.  

[Sports Guy]

No

[sportsfan8703]

8 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

No

Why not try and snag an arm in the rule 5?  Not glamorous enough?  What relievers are drafted/signed and turned to relievers before AA/AAA ball?  Ben Joyce?  So everyone is a failed SP. Either because of injury or performance. So why not take a flier on an arm when upper level pitching depth is a weakness of our org?

We might never guess the player, but I think we can see that RH P is a need for us at the top of the system. The Yankees have a nasty bullpen. If they’ve been delaying converting a SP to a reliever then we should be all over that. That’s not being poor. That’s being smart, but we are poor. 

[jamalshw]

Its a low risk scenario, so we may grab someone to get a look at them in spring training, but I don't expect the Orioles to keep anyone on the roster. There just isn't space. 

The bullpen may have a spot or two open, but several arms are lacking options and a Rule-5 guy wouldn't be able to be sent down. Elias (and most teams) like to have at least a spot or two that can be used to shuttle guys up and down in case of overwork. I don't see a guy worth taking a spot like that on a team that just won 101 games.