Article: Rule 5 Addition Discussion

[Otto von Ballpark]

 

So, if I am understanding the skinny regarding Burdi correctly, he has to be on an active MLB roster for at least 90 days or be offered back. In that case, I think he’s a definite no add. He would have to be pitching at the MLB level by early July. And even then not have a setback after that. No way that happens IMO.

It's not limited to 2018.  So he could be activated on August 1st, accumulate ~60 days, then stay active for ~30 more days to begin 2019 to meet the requirement.

 

The 90 days also do not have to be continuous. A team could have him active for a month, then DL/rehab him again for a month, and then re-activate him for ~60 days to meet the requirement.

[biggentleben]

 

So, if I am understanding the skinny regarding Burdi correctly, he has to be on an active MLB roster for at least 90 days or be offered back. In that case, I think he’s a definite no add. He would have to be pitching at the MLB level by early July. And even then not have a setback after that. No way that happens IMO.

 

Braves still have a Rule 5 guy who is arbitration eligible this year. He'll have to be on the team through May next year to finally fulfill his Rule 5 from 2014.

[Otto von Ballpark]

 

Braves still have a Rule 5 guy who is arbitration eligible this year. He'll have to be on the team through May next year to finally fulfill his Rule 5 from 2014.

Wow, Dan Winkler.  2 full years MLB service time already, but still less than 90 days active.  He spent about 2 months on rehab assignments last summer alone, so there is definitely some flexibility to get minor league time for these surgery cases.

 

Winkler was actually pretty effective at the end of last year, and his leverage index suggests it wasn't mop-up work either.

 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/winklda01.shtml

[biggentleben]

 

Wow, Dan Winkler.  2 full years MLB service time already, but still less than 90 days active.  He spent about 2 months on rehab assignments last summer alone, so there is definitely some flexibility to get minor league time for these surgery cases.

 

Winkler was actually pretty effective at the end of last year, and his leverage index suggests it wasn't mop-up work either.

 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/winklda01.shtml

 

Yep, and he's been pitching fairly major spots along the way. His broken arm was the most brutal part of it. He came back from TJS and in an early-season game had a Dave Dravecky moment that simply made your stomach turn over - that's why they were granted longer rehab time for him in the minor leagues as well.

 

He'll be a back end guy for them in 2018.

 

Point being that the Braves picked him knowing he was headed to TJS and have held on through all this other stuff. Burdi very well could go.