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Orioles Return Rule 5 Pick Jose Mesa Jr. To Yankees

By Jeff Todd | March 28, 2018 at 11:03am CDT

The Orioles announced today that Rule 5 pick Jose Mesa Jr. has been returned to the Yankees organization. He’ll report to Triple-A.

Mesa, a 24-year-old righty, had recently been designated for assignment. Having cleared waivers, he’ll head back to the organization that selected him in the 24th round of the 2012 draft.

Baltimore had considered Mesa for a bullpen spot along with two other Rule 5 pitchers, but elected against keeping him. Now, he’ll wait for an opportunity in a loaded New York pen.

Mesa did not turn in a compelling showing this spring, but has shown his share of promise in the minors. Last year, he pitched to a 1.93 ERA with 10.8 K/9 and 3.4 BB/9 in 84 innings over 29 appearances — including eight starts — at the High-A and Double-A levels.

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  1. papa fraunch

    5 years ago

    With Jose Mesa Jr, the Yankees are no doubt the best team in baseball. Easily th step that allows them to overtake the Astros.

    Reply
    • bigcubsfan

      5 years ago

      Boy, you is confused.

      Reply
    • strosguy

      5 years ago

      The logic in this post is nonexistent…..

      Reply
    • Bald Vinny

      5 years ago

      They were already the best team.

      Reply
      • bosox2004

        5 years ago

        I don’t know about that. Detroit just signed Labourt!

        Reply
      • Diamond Dave

        5 years ago

        There must be serious flooding today under your bridge!!

        Reply
    • realistnotsucker

      5 years ago

      People don’t get sarcasm:(

      Reply
      • jleve618

        5 years ago

        Sarcasm is a young man’s game.

        Reply
        • infinitybinge

          5 years ago

          Sarcasm is the coward’s sword.

      • majorflaw

        5 years ago

        “People don’t get sarcasm:(“

        That’s not sarcasm, it’s trolling. This one has a track record.

        Reply
        • thegreatcerealfamine

          5 years ago

          Are you talking about #papa fraunch or #Bald Vinny aka #Goblins

        • majorflaw

          5 years ago

          I was talking about papa fraunch. Is it your impression that I am mistaken?

        • thegreatcerealfamine

          5 years ago

          Haven’t really noticed him before,but yea this is a troll attempt. This guy Bald Vinny is of course Goblins who has trolled Yankees fans on any and every article…

        • majorflaw

          5 years ago

          Right. But if I objected to every post wherein one member trolls either the fans of his hated team or all the opponents of his favorite team I’d have no time left to watch baseball. I just ignore that ordinary sort of trolling as a lost cause unless an opportunity for ridicule presents itself.

          Besides, my impression is that PF is a particularly weird and nasty sort, had a bunch of stuff deleted by site admins, iirc. Keep an eye out and tell me whether you agree—I could be wrong.

          Enjoy tomorrow. Alas, my OD has already been postponed.

        • majorflaw

          5 years ago

          Just to add:

          Unless my memory is failing me this PF announced his presence at this site with a series of ‘first’ posts about just getting out of “the joint.” Weird performance art, at best.

    • DimitriInLA

      5 years ago

      What a beautiful way to start the convo!

      Reply
    • ottomatic

      5 years ago

      Very original. definitely not the eight millionth time that joke has been made on this site

      Reply
  2. mstrchef13

    5 years ago

    Snark failure.

    Reply
  3. jbigz12

    5 years ago

    Orioles probably take him again next season unless the Yankees ship him off to another team before then. He’s not cracking their 40 this year.

    Reply
    • DimitriInLA

      5 years ago

      Exactly.

      Reply
  4. busterw11

    5 years ago

    I am a Red Sox fan and I know the Astros are still the best team in baseball…..silly yankee fans

    Reply
    • DimitriInLA

      5 years ago

      That sounds possibly like a Sox fan who knows there are other teams better but would never concede the title of best to the Yanks. Or am I simply being cynical?

      Reply
  5. siddfinch1079

    5 years ago

    Good ol’ Joe Table Jr.

    Reply
    • cruiser2948

      5 years ago

      greatest comment ive read on here.

      Reply
      • schellis

        5 years ago

        Why pass on kiddy table

        Reply
  6. guille

    5 years ago

    This guy was even starting in AA last season. Can´t believe he didn´t crack O´s bullpen. Good to have him (and Ford) back.

    Reply
    • jbigz12

      5 years ago

      He wasn’t ML ready at all…Orioles bullpen isn’t bad either. No way we could 3 rule 5 guys all year.

      Reply
  7. baseball10

    5 years ago

    More overrated yankee prospects getting returned. Its amazing in this day and age the yankees media still manages to overhype all their prospects and fool everyone

    Reply
    • pinterman

      5 years ago

      You is thinking wishfully I think.

      Reply
    • BSPORT

      5 years ago

      They were left unprotected. Do you think they are thought of highly?

      Reply
  8. jimmertee

    5 years ago

    From the overhyped Yankee prospect department: Rob Refsnyder. Where is he now?

    Reply
    • southbeachbully

      5 years ago

      Why do people think it’s the Yankee organization that creates these rankings for their prospects? Why is it that every other organization’s prospect rankings are “real” but ours are the result of overhype? The Yanks are certainly not the only team to have prospects that fail.

      But….for the record, Judge, Sanchez, Severino, Betances, Green, Montgomery, Bird were all Yankee prospects now holding down mlb jobs in 2018. And furthermore, our prospects must be well regarded by other teams that agreed to send us Gray, Chapman, Robertson, Didi and others via trade for prospects.

      Reply
      • Bob Knob

        5 years ago

        Thanks SBB … excellent smack-down !

        Reply
      • yeahhhjeets

        5 years ago

        Mateo, Fowler, kaprelian, Rutherford, clarkin, Tito… am I missing anyone?

        Reply
  9. chrisbluediamond

    5 years ago

    Why they keep giving back players?

    Reply

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