Here are Friday’s minor moves from around the game…
- The Yankees announced today that they’ve acquired outfielder Tyler Hill from the Tigers in exchange for cash. Detroit had selected Hill out of the Red Sox organization in the Triple-A phase of yesterday’s Rule 5 Draft. Set to turn 23 in March, Hill spent last season with Boston’s Class-A Advanced affiliate in Salem, where he hit .254/.348/.312 through 498 plate appearances. Hill has just 14 homers in 351 professional games, but he’s swiped 93 bases in that time — highlighted by a 42-steal campaign in 2017.
- In another trade involving the minor league phase of yesterday’s Rule 5 Draft, the Pirates acquired righty Cristofer Melendez from the Padres, who had selected him out of the White Sox organization. The 21-year-old Melendez spun a terrific 1.54 ERA through 70 1/3 innings last season, though he did so as a 20-year-old pitching against vastly younger and less-experienced competition in the Dominican Summer League. He averaged 11.9 K/9 and 3.6 BB/9 to go along with a 50.3 percent grounder rate.
finally. Yankees made the move.
While I get this is sarcasm (albeit a bit of an obvious comment) I do think it’s silly when people criticize the Yankees for not making enough moves. It’s December 13. Two whole months until pitchers and catchers report, and the Yankees have made several important moves, trading for Seattle’s ace, signing JA Happ. while also resigning two key depth players in Sabathia and Gardner.
That’s more than most teams have done thus far into the offseason, and the Yankees were already a hundred-win team.
its the 14th – but other than that your post is spot on.
bit of a stretch to call Paxton an ace …but, other than that, your post is spot on.
:-)
He said Seattle’s ace, which Paxton was. Whether or not he’ll be NY’s ace was not part of the statement
Would be amazing one day to look back ay one of these transactions and see it was a hall of famer’s obscure first move (:
Clemente was a Rule 5 pick.
Understand the sentiment, but everyone needs to realize the rule 5 draft is wholly different now then it was pre 2006.
All the examples people love like Clemente and victorino were under a different rule set. Not the same thing as today’s draft
This was the biggest trade in the history of the Detroit Tigers to the Yankees. They unloaded a high priced player who most agree is “over the hill” and received a relative of Norm Cash in return.
It would be impressive to see Cristofer Melendez go straight from DSL to MLB lol
Minor League phase.
Shout out Delaware definitely rooting for the kid
Hill is the new Shane Robinson.
So it’s Friday…..
Where’s the latest JTR rumor?
Johan Santana was a Rule 5er, you never know.
“I’ll show you ‘limited money’ and a crowded outfield!”
-Cashman-
So, does Tyler Hill have to stay on the Yankees 25-man roster all year – like any other Rule 5 draft pick, or does the trade somehow obfuscate that?
It was the AAA portion of the draft so he doesn’t go on the Yankees roster at all unless they decide to call him up. I believe they have to keep him in AAA all year though
Thanks. I didn’t know there were different phases.
First sentence is correct. Second sentence is not. He can be assigned anywhere in the minor league system.
Hmm. Hill makes me think that Wade could be part of a package
… no
Matt Szczur to the DBacks
Would Hill have to remain on the active roster or be returned to the Red Sox since he was selected in the rule 5? Or would that hav wonky applied to the Tigers since they selected him?
Never mind, someone answered this already!!
Hav wonky???
So does this mean judge is gonna be traded?????
I swear, some of you are just idiots.