Comments on: The Best Steals of the Rule 5 Draft

By: Jimmer

Jimmer — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:42:13 +0000

‘He was a “Player to be Named Later” in a Mariners/Twins trade.
And then then Twins released him a few years later – he didn’t fit in to the Twins’ small ball strategy. ‘

No, he was always getting injured and didn’t put up the numbers in Minnesota like he does in Boston(Fenway, with that short RF fence)

By: Richie Rich

Richie Rich — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:17:58 +0000

Forgot about the time he split with Giambi before the Red Sox traded away Hillenbrand.

Nice memory, Otis.

By: otis

otis — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:35:12 +0000

The Red Sox did not let Ortiz hit away. He sat on the bench while the “Other Giambi” was the DH even though Jeremy was having a terrible year. Only when Jeremy went down with an injury did Ortiz get a chance to play. And the the rest is history.

By: bigdogdaddy

bigdogdaddy — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:03:57 +0000

Sorry but in what way shape or form was Clemente better than his contemporaries Aaron, Mays or FRobby?

By: Richie Rich

Richie Rich — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:58:54 +0000

Edan -

Ortiz was not a Rule V Draftee.

He was a “Player to be Named Later” in a Mariners/Twins trade.
And then then Twins released him a few years later – he didn’t fit in to the Twins’ small ball strategy.

The Red Sox picked him up off the scrap heap in 2003. And they let him swing away.

The rest is history.

By: Edan Dotan

Edan Dotan — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:40:53 +0000

Wasn’t David Ortiz selected in the Rule V Draft? If so he’s right up there with Santana.

By: Richie Rich

Richie Rich — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:23:50 +0000

Blair wins the No-Prize!!
Coincidentally, no prize is awarded for the no-prize.

Congratulations to Blair.
I think.

By: Blair

Blair — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:00:38 +0000

The old Tony Gwynn, Bip Roberts commercial. “Hey man, you’re looking at Robin Roberts.”

By: Richie Rich

Richie Rich — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:09:22 +0000

I should have realized that something like that happened.

Meanwhile, Jared Camp never even sniffed the majors and has been out of baseball since 2002.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:36:52 +0000

The Twins didn’t miss out on Santana.

The Marlins wanted Camp and the Twins wanted Santana. The Marlins offered cash to the Twins to pick Camp and agreed to take Santana so the Twins won twice in this deal.