Rule 5 draft results

[2wins87]

Twins selected no one in the MLB portion, and lost no one either.

In the minor league portion they also lost no one, but selected 4 players:

1- Rafael Marcano: a 23-year-old LHP from the Phillies org, who reached the A+ level this year

2- Rafaele Escalante, a 22 year-old-catcher who played in the rookie complex league for the Pirates

3- Angel Del Rosario, a 20-year-old utility infielder from the Blue Jays A+ level team

4- Sheldon Reed, a 26-year-old RHP from the Cubs A+ level

Here's a recent scouting report on Marcano. As a lefty that can get into the mid 90s he certainly seems like someone to keep an eye on.  Predictably, he seems to have struggled with control at times, but also finished the year strong in August and September with an ERA under 2 and 34 Ks to 11 BBs in 31 1/3 innings.

The others seem to be more organizational filler, though Reed, while old for the level, had a good year in A+ with a 3.38 ERA in 53 1/3 innings.

 

 

[Dman]

I liked the Marcano pick as the system is short on Lefties anyway. Escalante reminds me of Olivar. Del Rosario seems like a pick to compete at A ball with several other wild card players there.  Reed is much needed pitching depth at high A\AA.

I liked what the Twins did and while there was some risk they might lose someone since they  didn't they optimized the 40 man as well.  So good job FO! Hopefully a couple of these picks turn out to be an asset at some point

[Rod Carews Birthday]

Is it common for a lot of players to be picked in the minor league portion of the Rule 5? Four picks seems like a lot, although they seem like reasonable flyers.  Just curious.

[nicksaviking]

2 minutes ago, Rod Carews Birthday said:

Is it common for a lot of players to be picked in the minor league portion of the Rule 5? Four picks seems like a lot, although they seem like reasonable flyers.  Just curious.

Seems like they've drafted more the last couple of years. Perhaps that's a side effect of cutting down on the number of players selected in the June draft.