Rangers get LHP Benjamin Snyder in Rule 5 Draft
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 10, 2009 8:12 AM CST
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The Baltimore Orioles, with the third pick in the Rule 5 Draft, have selected San Francisco Giant LHP Benjamin Snyder.
This pick is supposedly going to the Rangers as part of the Kevin Millwood trade, so the Rangers should thus end up with Snyder.
You can see Snyder's minor league numbers here. He's 24 years old, a former 4th round pick in the 2006 draft, and pitched mostly in relief for the Giants' AA affiliate last year. Supposedly a finesse pitcher, and presumably will battle Clay Rapada and an NRI or two for the Rangers' LOOGY role.
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wonder if anyone gets picked in rd 2 of the rule V draft
we shall see…
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
and this, along with the lyons deal
is why the astros suck.
rule V draft:
The Astros follow with Jorge Gimenez, a third baseman from the Red Sox system. He’s an offensive-minded minor league veteran.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
scratch that
the gimenez pick is a trade to the marlins in lindstrom deal looks like
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 8:17 AM CST up reply actions
A's take Beau Vaughn from the Rangers
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
good for him
i really enjoyed his blog last year. very funny stuff.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Really?
Posting interviews with his teammates and stuff was inappropriate? I thought it was a lot more interesting and a lot less “inapropos” than what CJ Wilson’s done over the years.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
Rangers take James Tomlin OF AA Dodger
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Both these picks have to be added to the 40?
I thought there was only one spot open.
|Space for Rent|
i thought there was 2 (@ 38)
but tomlin was in the AAA phase of the rule V
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 8:36 AM CST up reply actions
am i the only one who loves rule V time?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
I do too
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Dec 10, 2009 8:30 AM CST up reply actions
Its fun, but I love drafts period...
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
oops i remembered it the wrong way
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/columnists/askbarule5.html
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 8:39 AM CST up reply actions
from BA's Prospect Handbook in 2008
where Snyder was ranked #21 in the Giants system:
Snyder…is a true starting pitching prospect with a fastball, curve, changeup and slider. He can hit 90 mph but usually pitches in the upper 80s and isn’t afraid to throw inside to lefthanders, whom he limited to a .180 average last season. One Giants coach said Snyder is ahead of where Noah Lowry was in his first pro season. Snyder’s changeup might not be as good as Lowry’s, but it has potential to be a plus pitch. He’s a strong athlete who fields his position well. Because he repeats his delivery well and throws strikes, Snyder could move through the system quickly.
next ranger pick
andrew jenkins – AA roster – FLA (catcher)
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
I'm surprised the Rangers took 3 players
that would put the 40 at 42 players right?
I would bet Arias will get DFA’d - who else?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
No
These guys don’t go on the 40 man
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Dec 10, 2009 8:36 AM CST up reply actions
ok
they just have to be added and on the 25-man roster when the season begins? and stay there if we want to keep them
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Just Snyder
not everyone else
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Dec 10, 2009 8:40 AM CST up reply actions
nothing G
There are Triple-A and Double-A segments of the Rule 5 draft, with price tags of $12,000 and $4,000 respectively. Minor league players not protected on the reserve lists at the Double-A and Class A levels are subject to selection, but almost no future big leaguers emerge from this process. It’s basically a tool for major league teams to fill out affiliates rather than obtain talent.
read this: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/columnists/askbarule5.html
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 8:40 AM CST up reply actions
catcher
It’s basically a tool for major league teams to fill out affiliates rather than obtain talent.
Probably the reason they took Jenkins.
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yea
especialy with maxram gone at thispoint
who are the AA catchers probably going to be @ this point?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 8:44 AM CST up reply actions
Jose Felix and Doug Hogan?
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Dec 10, 2009 8:45 AM CST up reply actions
hence the selection lol
lionel delos santos isgonna be where?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 8:48 AM CST up reply actions
Bako if Telis goes to Hickory which he should
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Dec 10, 2009 8:50 AM CST up reply actions
good to hear it
i know your big on telis
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 8:52 AM CST up reply actions
Maybe
with Telis DH’ing some
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Dec 10, 2009 8:54 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah
I would take it slow with LDLS, rather than racing him up and having him never develop as a hitter.
by Brett Perryman on Dec 10, 2009 9:04 AM CST up reply actions
Doug Hogan is such an unassuming name.
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Only snyder
Was in the major league portion of the draft. The other guys are in the minor league portion and don’t go on the 40.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Dec 10, 2009 8:39 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
wasnt lofgren eligible last yr?
as well
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Rangers pass
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
@Evan_P_Grant Snyder acquisition now official.
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
x, vs lefties @AA
47.3 IP, 56 K, 9 BB
2.50 FIP,
.178 Ave against
.80 WHIP
10.65 K/9, 1.71 BB/9
.57 HR/9
Wow
We could actually carry a true loogy this yr.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Dec 10, 2009 8:41 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
yea
im impressed
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 8:42 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah, between Snyder and DOD you've got a pretty salty 1-2 punch for when you need a critical out in the 6th/7th
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most promising stat to me
10.65 K/9, 1.71 BB/9
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 8:42 AM CST up reply actions
very impressive
nice
Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'
that is nice
between Rapada, Snyder and Harrison etc… I would be we have our lefty bullpen arm. in addition to keeping CJ, but he’s not a LOOGY
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
40 man casualties
hurley
mathis
mendoza
rapadda
andrus
inglett
gentry
golson?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
potential*
assuming all of those guys are actually on the 40 in the first place
http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/team/roster_40man.jsp?c_id=tex
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 8:39 AM CST up reply actions
what is this list supposed to be?
Andrus and Mathis?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
oops on andrus
not sure
im intersted (actually) to see how hurley starts off the yr/if hes throwing by ST
for my dislike of the guy as a prospect, i dont hate him personally lol
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 8:49 AM CST up reply actions
i hate old man Arias
you can put him on your list. If we make another move. I would assume he would be the first to drop off the 40-man. Nobody would pick him up off waivers. Well, maybe the royals since they now have Betancourt, lol
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
No way on Hurley.
He can just be 60’d as soon as the season starts, right?
There’s enough upside in him that I can’t see them cutting him, especially since he’ll be easy to stash this year.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"Especially stinkbeetles!!!" -God.
by thedirkatron on Dec 10, 2009 8:56 AM CST up reply actions
Blasphemy!
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"Especially stinkbeetles!!!" -God.
by thedirkatron on Dec 10, 2009 9:08 AM CST up reply actions
you are alive lol
thats the 100000 dollar question really — how “hurt” was he and how hurt is he still
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 8:57 AM CST up reply actions
Well
I think Hurley has about 0 chance of losing his 40 man spot.
Mathis is likely to make the 25 man roster out of spring training.
Gentry is ahead of Golson in the pecking order.
Mendoza is probably the next to go, if they have to drop someone.
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 10, 2009 9:04 AM CST up reply actions
Mendoza before Arias?
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 10, 2009 9:05 AM CST up reply actions
Probably
I think they are considering Arias as a possible UIF. And given that he’s out of options, they probably think they can sneak him through waivers at the end of March easier than they could now.
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 10, 2009 9:29 AM CST up reply actions
Which is a pretty good assumption, I'd think
We got freaking Cruz through.
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hey ajayem
how much weight do you think mendoza’s mexican league results are helping him for next year in the eyes of the org?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 9:33 AM CST up reply actions
have they said anything else about hurley btw?
throwing, starting on DL, etc?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 9:06 AM CST up reply actions
Maybe he and Justin Thompson are throwing on flat ground together
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Throwing in Arlington now..
won’t start year in MLB (obviously).
"you stupid motherfucker?!?!!?" - Josey Wales
thx man
much appreciation
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 9:09 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah Hurley is a stud
Don’t know what this guy was thinking adding him to potential people dropped off. Unless he meant because he could still need to be on the 60 come that time. But who knows..he also lists Andrus and Mathis, who also have no chance.
lol
a) dont get me started on hurley, i can go all day
b) i was assuming hurley was more healthy/would be able to start the season throwing SOMEWHERE
c) really…dont get me started on hurley
d) hes not that good.
i was not aware that a 2.1 bb/9 and a 5.3 k/9 in twenty four appearences made someone a lock for the rangers rotation. (3.3 bb.9 and 4.7 k/9 career btw)
andrus was a typo
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 9:25 AM CST up reply actions
my thoughts on hurley
that is all
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 9:28 AM CST up reply actions
Hurley was always overrated
back when he and Danks were in the organization together the comparison between the two would come up and one of the key stats was that Danks would maybe start out rough and he would show the aptitude to adjust. Danks’ number would improve as the season went along. Hurley was the opposite. He may do well at the beginning and would progressively get worse. Hurley is overrated because he was our only decent prospect along with Danks. He is no more than a #4 at best.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
HA
be careful, you will get skewered on here for having those viewpoints (surgery or no surgery, labrum or no labrum surgery, etc)
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 9:40 AM CST up reply actions
Hurley
Will be our closer in two years.
"There are two girls that can take a pounding!" Tom Grieve
by Spadedsnake on Dec 10, 2009 9:49 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
no he wont,
if he doesnt stick in rotation within the next year or two I see him being traded.
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
well
Not a lot of two pitch pitchers in rotations these days. He is gonna be a late inning bullpen guy for us or somebody else if his arm stays on.
"There are two girls that can take a pounding!" Tom Grieve
by Spadedsnake on Dec 10, 2009 10:57 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Rangers pass
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
nice little tidbit
In 1988, the Braves drafted a player from themselves. They neglected to protect righthander Ben Rivera on the 40-man roster, had the first pick in the draft and took him
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
I hope the GM took 50K out of his own paycheck and paid the owner for being stupid
Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'
lol
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 8:50 AM CST up reply actions
I will root for Ben Snyder...
because he played for the Connecticut Defenders. Any CT love is good love.
"you stupid motherfucker?!?!!?" - Josey Wales
Who went 1 and 2 in Rule 5?
I’m interested to hear what the Yankees did.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
Yanks take OF Jamie Hoffman and John Raynor taken by the Buco’s
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Dec 10, 2009 8:48 AM CST up reply actions
Snyder
It’s sorta like you copied Zach Phillips and made him a year older, gave him better control and better stats against lefties. We should hope ZP can reproduce in ’09 what BS did in ’08.
OT
@SI_JonHeyman lowell to texas said “better than 50-50” to happen. #redsox would pay $9 mil toward lowell.
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
@jaysonst Texas GM Jon Daniels: “No one is bound to anything (in Lowell deal) at this point”
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Dec 10, 2009 8:53 AM CST up reply actions
@jaysonst More Jon Daniels: “Both teams are considering it. Both are looking for alternatives”
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Dec 10, 2009 8:54 AM CST up reply actions
this doesn't make it sound like it's very close
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I read that as
JD doesnt want to give up MaxRam and the sawx dont want to pay 9 mil of Lowell’s salary
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by Michael Cave on Dec 10, 2009 8:57 AM CST up reply actions
Or maybe JD is looking for a toolsy Latino as a throw-in
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I don't really want to pay Lowell more than $1M next year, personally
I’m a HUGE fan of the deal if he comes in for free
@fantasy411 TWINS TRADE BONSER TO BOSTON IN EXCHANGE FOR A PLAYER TO BE NAMED LATER OR CASH
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Snyder
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
i must say, not as good looking as harden
/GOET
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 9:02 AM CST up reply actions
That's not fair to Snyder, because Harden is just on another plane
He’s so dreamy.
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
ha
that is true
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2009 9:10 AM CST up reply actions
No one is as attractive...
as Rich Harden. No one.
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 10, 2009 5:14 PM CST up reply actions
I eagerly await your open letter to Rich Harden
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Dang Beau Vaughn was taken
that wes littleton deal is useless now
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