We were involved with three selections in this year's Rule 5 draft.
Originally drafted as a middle infielder, scouts today rave about Guerrero's tools defensively as a future third baseman. He's hit .300 or better at both the AA and AAA levels with a plethora of doubles and triples. We stopped short of protecting him this offseason because of his low power and eye ratings. An empty .300 batting average only has so much value in gap-power limiting Chico's Bail Bonds Field.Vancouver Mounties: Drafted 3B José Guerrero in the 2059 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall Pick) from the San Fernando Bears.
I didn't know I was going to sign free agent Niaz Minhas until this same sim.San Fernando Bears: Drafted 2B Víctor Ramos in the 2059 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall Pick) from the Rocky Mountain Oysters.
Scouts view Ramos as a fully developed product at 23 years old. The middle infielder has excellent range, good hands, and an average arm. This makes him a better fit at second base where he had a +9.9 ZR in just 69 games started in AA. He was no slouch at the bat in AA either, hitting .288/.383/.411 for 2.8 WAR of production in just 371 PAs. He's kind of redundant with Kevin Corbett on the roster but I really like this little player. Bafflingly, Ramos is a horrible base runner despite his great defense. I give him pretty good odds he's kept on the roster all season.
Ramsey's top attributes are his left handedness (which isn't to say the 29 year-old can't pitch effectively) and 6 movement rating. He had a 3.50 ERA out of the AAA Brooks bullpen in 2059. He flashed strikeout potential in lower levels of the minor leagues and his five pitch mix makes him a reliever conversion candidate. The 5 control kept me from protecting him on the 40-man roster.Montreal Blazers: Drafted SP Peter Ramsey in the 2059 Rule 5 Draft (Round 3, Pick 19, 83rd overall Pick) from the San Fernando Bears.
