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Quick Hits: Rule 5, Reliever Usage, International Draft

By Jeff Todd | October 19, 2016 at 2:29pm CDT

Yesterday, we took stock of the results of the most recent Rule 5 draft, which resulted in five players sticking with their new organizations by holding a roster spot all year long (and three others staying around by other means). Baseball America’s J.J. Cooper puts those results in context, explaining that it was a fairly typical success rate by historical measure, though the last four years all saw a higher percentage of players kept. He also looks at some of the players who had substantial major league impact in 2016 despite being passed over in the draft last winter. Cooper’s BA colleague Matt Eddy also takes a close look at some of the minute details of Rule 5 eligibility, focusing on the case of Mariners lefty Luiz Gohara — who won’t need to be protected by being added to Seattle’s 40-man roster because he was assigned to the now-defunct Venezuelan Summer League upon signing. Eddy goes on to explain the importance of future Rule 5 eligibility to the international market, where players sign at a much younger age — often forcing tough, early decisions on their organizations.

Here are a few more notes from around the game:

  • It’s tough to deny that relievers are playing an ever-more notable role in this year’s postseason, as Rob Arthur of FiveThirtyEight and Dave Cameron of Fangraphs explore. Though Arthur notes that the run-scoring gap between the postseason and regular season isn’t much different than usual, Cameron argues that hitters are performing worse than ever thanks to aggressive bullpen usage.
  • As Arthur suggests in his piece, postseason trends can be reflected in regular seasons that come thereafter. (Of course, as Orioles reliever Zach Britton explains in an interesting chat with Dan Connolly of BaltimoreBaseball.com, it’s much easier to push high-leverage arms in the postseason because there are more built-in off-days.) In this case, the value of employing a variety of high-octane pen arms might be reflected on a free agent market that offers several top-end relievers. ESPN.com’s Jim Bowden argues, further, that there may be a related impact on free agent starters. Obviously, the weak crop of rotation pieces available this winter will lead to a much lower overall outlay on starters than we saw in the last free agent class. Beyond that, though, Bowden says that a shift northward in relievers’ value, along with improved defensive positioning, will weaken market demand for back-end starters whose primary appeal lies in the ability to gobble up innings.
  • The looming idea of an international draft has led to many warnings about its possible ramifications, and Latin American “trainers” are among the groups who are most concerned. Ben Badler of Baseball America looked at the subject a few years back. It isn’t a universal viewpoint, Badler noted, but many trainers, agents, and also team personnel have expressed worry that a draft is being negotiated by a union that doesn’t truly represent the young amateur players whose future will be impacted by any decision. Badler’s piece represents a worthwhile look at some of the viewpoints of people who live and work in the areas that will be directly impacted by any changes to the system, focusing on the trainers who exercise significant influence over players who seek opportunities with major league organizations.
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  1. aff10

    6 years ago

    I’d never been aware of that loophole that Eddy discusses. Is there a reason that teams don’t convince more amateurs to wait and sign until after the minor league season to take advantage of that? It seems that that extra year to wait until adding a player to the roster could be quite important

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    • Frozen rope

      6 years ago

      Easy, the market is driven by the buscones who are primarily crooked and need the $ asap. Any team that mentions waiting, will obviously loose the plyr and jeopardize the relationship

      Reply
      • aff10

        6 years ago

        Fair enough. I didn’t think it’d be that simple though, if a team liked a player enough to be the highest bidder, on the condition that the player waits a month or two to sign, but I guess patience isn’t exactly a virtue for buscones

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    • tim815

      6 years ago

      It benefits the team.

      It is a disadvantage toi the player. As they push their free agency back one season.

      Reply
  2. ilikebaseball

    6 years ago

    That link to Badler’s article is over 3 years old. I gotta think there is a more relevant take on the situation, a lot has changed in the way of baseball academies in the dominican over the past 3 years. Not to mention the way the current system is working isn’t talked about in that article.

    Reply
    • Jeff Todd

      6 years ago

      Whoa, not sure how I got ahold of that without noticing the date.

      I don’t believe the way the current system is working needs to be included for it to be relevant. There’s plenty of discussion on that point, too.

      Reply
    • Frozen rope

      6 years ago

      The subject of International Draft is over 10 years old and MLB still can’t find a way to implement it, they definitely have the wrong people involved in their Int. Div.

      Reply
  3. 24TheKid

    6 years ago

    The mariners better not trade gohara for cozart

    Reply
  4. painterman360

    6 years ago

    Pathetic rhetoric

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