Comments on: Prospects On The Move: Mets & Angels Edition http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2010/04/prospects-on-the-move-mets-angels-edition/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Scott http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2010/04/prospects-on-the-move-mets-angels-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-53468 Scott Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:33:16 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=8346#comment-53468 It seems as thought he Angels will never have problems with pitching depth.  1-5 in the bigsright now they are top 5, maybe top 3.  In the pen, Fuentes, Rodney, Jepson, Shields, Stokes and Bulger are as good as any bullpen.  In the farm they have starting arms destined for relief work in Trevor Bell and Sean O'Sullivan.  They have 3 Rodriguez's (Rafael, Fernando and Francisco) who can all contribute in the late innings as well as Aussie Rich Thompson.  With Walden and Kohn appearing to inherit the reigns of future late inning aces, and arms that include Reckling, Richards, Skaggs, Martinez-Mesa, they Angels should remain a formidable ball club for years to come.  It seems as thought he Angels will never have problems with pitching depth.  1-5 in the bigsright now they are top 5, maybe top 3.  In the pen, Fuentes, Rodney, Jepson, Shields, Stokes and Bulger are as good as any bullpen.  In the farm they have starting arms destined for relief work in Trevor Bell and Sean O'Sullivan.  They have 3 Rodriguez's (Rafael, Fernando and Francisco) who can all contribute in the late innings as well as Aussie Rich Thompson.  With Walden and Kohn appearing to inherit the reigns of future late inning aces, and arms that include Reckling, Richards, Skaggs, Martinez-Mesa, they Angels should remain a formidable ball club for years to come. 

]]> By: Matt Eddy http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2010/04/prospects-on-the-move-mets-angels-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-53455 Matt Eddy Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:24:17 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=8346#comment-53455 <p>Once an organization forks over the money ($12,000 for Triple-A phase, and $4,000 for the Double-A) to make a minor league Rule 5 draft selection, the player is all theirs. They can assign him wherever they like. </p> <p>It's a confusing process, the minor league Rule 5 draft. For a refresher, you might find this story useful: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/news/2009/269287.html Once an organization forks over the money ($12,000 for Triple-A phase, and $4,000 for the Double-A) to make a minor league Rule 5 draft selection, the player is all theirs. They can assign him wherever they like.

It's a confusing process, the minor league Rule 5 draft. For a refresher, you might find this story useful: http://www.baseballamerica.com.....69287.html

]]> By: Shawn http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2010/04/prospects-on-the-move-mets-angels-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-53452 Shawn Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:19:22 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=8346#comment-53452 are there rules concerning offering players back to their original team that were drafted in the minor league portion of the Rule V draft?  I noticed the Mets drafted Marshall Hubbard in the AAA phase, but he is with their AA team.  Did they have to offer him back to Seattle before demoting him? are there rules concerning offering players back to their original team that were drafted in the minor league portion of the Rule V draft?  I noticed the Mets drafted Marshall Hubbard in the AAA phase, but he is with their AA team.  Did they have to offer him back to Seattle before demoting him?

]]>