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RULE 5 DRAFT
ROUND ONE
Pick	Selecting Team	Player	Original Team	The Skinny
No. 1	*Yankees	Jamie Hoffmann, of	Dodgers	Physical grinder with big league experience could stick as extra outfielder.
No. 2	Pirates	John Raynor, of	Marlins	At least a 70 runner, Raynor fits as an extra outfielder if his defense in center is serviceable.
No. 3	**Rangers	Ben Snyder, lhp	Giants	Rangers targeted physical lefty, who blossomed in relief role at Double-A Connecticut in ’09.
No. 4	Royals	Edgar Osuna, lhp	Braves	Shocked the Royals took a Brave? Osuna has fringe velocity but a good slow curve that should work out of the pen.
No. 5	Indians	Hector Ambriz, rhp	Diamondbacks	Former two-way UCLA player has good size and should focus on low-90s fastball and split in relief role.
No. 6	Diamondbacks	Zack Kroenke, lhp	Yankees	Lefty’s velocity was up in Arizona Fall League and doesn’t have to be offered back to Yanks; since he’s been outrighted off 40-man roster, he can refuse and become a free agent if offered back.
No. 7	#Mets	Carlos Monasterios, rhp	Phillies	Righty has improved his sinkerball’s command in recent years, secondary stuff still comes and goes.
No. 8	***Marlins	Jorge Jimenez, 3b	Red Sox	Physical third baseman has solid lefty bat and fringe defensive skills at third base.
No. 9	Padres	Pass	—	—
No. 10	Athletics	Bobby Cassevah, rhp	Angels	Cassevah’s sinker tops out at 93-94 and helped generate 4.03-to-1 groundout-to-airout ratio in ’09 at Double-A.
No. 11	Blue Jays	Zech Zinicola, rhp	Nationals	Former Arizona State closer has inconsistent history, but at his best, he has firm 90-93 mph fastball and a closer’s short memory.
No. 12	White Sox	Pass	—	—
No. 13	Brewers	Chuck Lofgren, lhp	Indians	Athletic lefthander has lost command the last two years; found success at Double-A in ’09 but regressed again in Triple-A.
No. 14	Cubs	Mike Parisi, rhp	Cardinals	Big soft-tosser reached majors in 2008 but battled injuries in ’09, making just five minor league starts.
No. 15	Rays	Armando Zerpa, lhp	Red Sox	Low-slot lefthander has sinker-slider mix, hasn’t pitched above Class A.
No. 16	Mariners	Kanekoa Texeira, rhp	Yankees	Texeira has had a wipeout slider for several years, and hasn’t had the fastball command for it to be a true weapon at higher levels. Was traded with Nick Swisher to the Yankees last offseason.
No. 17	Rangers	Pass	—	—
No. 18	Marlins	Pass	—	—
No. 19	Giants	Steven Johnson, rhp	Orioles	No plus pitch, but the son of a big leaguer has four solid-average pitches at his best with a good knack for using them.
No. 20	Cardinals	Ben Jukich, lhp	Reds	Tallish lefty is 27, creates angle with below-average velocity on fastball and has solid curve.
No. 21	Rockies	Pass	—
No. 22	Phillies	David Herndon, rhp	Angels	Good control in Double-A for sinker-slider righthander, who also throws a splitter.
No. 23	Dodgers	Pass	—	—
No. 24	Red Sox	Pass	—	—
No. 25	Angels	Pass	—	—
No. 26	Yankees	Pass	—	—

The Twins, Tigers, Braves and Reds did not have Rule 5 picks because their 40-man rosters were already full.

*Nationals traded pick to Yankees for righthander Brian Bruney.

**Orioles traded pick to Rangers as part of the trade for righthander Kevin Millwood.

***Astros traded pick to Marlins as part of the trade for righthander Matt Lindstrom.

#After the draft, the Mets traded Monasterios to the Dodgers for cash considerations.

TRIPLE-A PHASE
FIRST ROUND
PICK	CLUB	PLAYER	TEAM
1	Nationals	Arismendy Mota, rhp	White Sox
2	Pirates	Rodolfo Cardona, ss	Orioles
3	Orioles	Jose Duran, rhp	Astros
4	Royals	Pass
5	Indians	Brian Horwitz, of	Giants
6	Diamondbacks	Pass
7	Mets	John Lujan, rhp	White Sox
8	Astros	Pass
9	Padres	Pass
10	Athletics	Beau Vaughan, rhp	Rangers
11	BlueJays	Ruben de la Rosa, rhp	Nationals
12	Reds	Pass
13	White Sox	Pass
14	Brewers	Pass
15	Cubs	Pass
16	Rays	Miguel Sierra, rhp	Cubs
17	Mariners	Terry Engles, rhp	Nationals
18	Tigers	Pass
19	Braves	Pass
20	Twins	Pass
21	Rangers	James Tomlin, of	Dodgers
22	Marlins	Anillins Martinez, lhp	Indians
23	Giants	Jake Stevens, lhp	Orioles
24	Cardinals	Matt Meyer, lhp	Indians
25	Rockies	Pass
26	Phillies	Angelo Sanchez, rhp	Twins
27	Dodgers	Pass
28	Red Sox	Pass
29	Angels	Pass
30	Yankees	Pass
SECOND ROUND
31	Nationals	Mike Wlodarczyk, lhp	Rays
32	Pirates	Pass
33	Orioles	Pass
34	Indians	Pass
35	Mets	Marshall Hubbard, 1b	Mariners
36	Athletics	Pass
37	Blue Jays	Pass
38	Rays	Pass
39	Mariners	Pass
40	Rangers	Andrew Jenkins, c	Marlins
41	Marlins	Pass
42	Giants	Pass
43	Cardinals	Pass
44	Phillies	Pass
THIRD ROUND
45	Nationals	Nick Moresi, of	Astros
46	Mets	Rolando Valdez, rhp	Padres
47	Rangers	Winston Marquez, lhp	Twins
48	Nationals	Pass
49	Mets	Orlando Lara, lhp	SD
50	Rangers	Pass
FOURTH ROUND
51	Mets	Pass
DOUBLE-A PHASE
NO	CLUB	PLAYER	TEAM
1	Nationals	Pass
2	Pirates	Pass
3	Orioles	Pass
4	Royals	Pass
5	Indians	Pass
6	Diamondbacks	Pass
7	Mets	Johan Figuereo, rhp	Nationals
8	Astros	Pass
9	Padres	Hayden Beard, rhp	Mets
10	Athletics	Pass
11	BlueJays	Pass
12	Reds	Doug Salinas, rhp	Rays
13	White Sox	Pass
14	Brewers	Pass
15	Cubs	Pass
16	Rays	Pass
17	Mariners	Pass
18	Tigers	Pass
19	Braves	Pass
20	Twins	Pass
21	Rangers	Pass
22	Marlins	Pass
23	Giants	Pass
24	Cardinals	Pass
25	Rockies	Pass
26	Phillies	Pass
27	Dodgers	Raul Burgos, rhp	Giants
28	Red Sox	Pass
29	Angels	Pass
30	Yankees	Pass

Ben Jukich was selected from the Reds, rather than the Dodgers.

Posted by Tim | December 10, 2009 at 10:22 am | Shortcut

Got that fixed. Thanks, Tim.

Posted by Conor Glassey | December 10, 2009 at 10:35 am | Shortcut

Was there a second round of the Double A phase?
And was there a Single A phase this year?

Posted by Jeremy | December 10, 2009 at 11:10 am | Shortcut

Selecting six players says a lot about the Mets’ minor-league depth.

Posted by Rocks | December 10, 2009 at 11:19 am | Shortcut

I find it amazing that nobody from the Blue Jays system was taken. If that isn’t an idictment of their system, I don’t know what is.

Posted by Paul | December 10, 2009 at 11:50 am | Shortcut

Wow. I’. suprised Grant Duff wasn’t drafted. And Thankful Colin Curtis wasn’t drafted.

Posted by Thomas B | December 10, 2009 at 12:27 pm | Shortcut

I thought there was a lot of buzz about Aaron Breit from the Padres system, but no one took him? Why do you think every team passed on him?

Thanks

Posted by Tom S. | December 10, 2009 at 1:00 pm | Shortcut

It’s official, Brian Bruney was dumped. Is Jamie Hoffman the next Bubba Crosby? Honestly, that’s his best case scenario.

Posted by Chris | December 10, 2009 at 2:34 pm | Shortcut

The Red Sox might have bigger plans for Jimenez than we think with Mike Lowell heading out of town.

Posted by Mark | December 10, 2009 at 6:33 pm | Shortcut

Texeira was traded with Swisher, not for him.

Posted by Robert Collias | December 10, 2009 at 6:51 pm | Shortcut

Good point, thanks for the correction.

Posted by John Manuel | December 11, 2009 at 3:38 pm | Shortcut

[...] America provided a complete recap of all the players selected in Thursday morning’s Rule 5 [...]

Posted by Crown Gems: AL Central News and Other Notes | Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog | December 12, 2009 at 11:50 pm | Shortcut

After the Rule 5 draft, LHP Armando Zerpa picked by the Rays (#15) appears to have been sold to the Dodgers that same day.

Posted by Russell | January 23, 2010 at 12:22 pm | Shortcut