40 man roster crunch

[D-train]

https://sodomojo.com/2021/10/28/mariners-rule-5-draft/

[GL_Storm]

https://sodomojo.com/2021/10/28/mariners-rule-5-draft/

Personally, I think the Rule 5 draft is bullshit. I get the reasoning behind it, to get players that are stuck in the minors a chance to get unstuck, but smart people should be able to find a better way to do that. The obvious solution would be to grant minor league free agency a year earlier, or even two. You could even do it as a restricted free agency system, which would be really good for those players that actually still have prospect potential at that point.

[Coeurd’Alene J]

I would protect Carlson and Sweet over Newsome and McCaughan. Neither of the latter two have much major league potential in my opinion. Sweet is pretty fringy too, but there's some potential there. Carlson hadn't pitched in 3 years, which makes this season a win for him.

Of course but nobody is going to pick him in the Rule 5 draft

This will be a big mistake to leave Carlson unprotected. We will regret this bigely

[D-train]

https://sodomojo.com/2021/10/28/mariners-rule-5-draft/

Personally, I think the Rule 5 draft is bullshit. I get the reasoning behind it, to get players that are stuck in the minors a chance to get unstuck, but smart people should be able to find a better way to do that. The obvious solution would be to grant minor league free agency a year earlier, or even two. You could even do it as a restricted free agency system, which would be really good for those players that actually still have prospect potential at that point.

Yeah its pretty bizarre and the success rate is so low. Probably does more harm than good forcing guys to face big league competition that their current orgs don't even think are worth protecting.

[D-train]

We will find out just before Turkey day.

Nov. 20: Deadline for teams to add eligible minor leaguers to the 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft. Generally speaking, college players drafted no later than 2017 and high school players drafted no later than 2016 are Rule 5 Draft eligible this winter, as are players signed internationally no later than 2016. Among the notable Rule 5 Draft eligible prospects this winter are Tigers righty Matt Manning and Cleveland third baseman Nolan Jones. Expect both (and many others) to be added to the 40-man roster on this date. (There are usually several minor trades on this date as teams get their 40-man roster in order. The Aledmys Diaz for Trent Thornton trade was made on the Rule 5 Draft protection deadline two years ago, for example.)

Then the draft is a few weeks later

Dec. 10: Rule 5 Draft. By rule, players selected in the Rule 5 Draft must remain on their new team's big-league roster all season in 2021, otherwise they must go through waivers and be offered back to their original team. With payrolls inevitably coming down next year because of the pandemic, inexpensive talent will be at a premium, so we could see more Rule 5 Draft activity than usual this offseason.


Teams are often looking for middle relievers, bench players, and/or lottery tickets in the Rule 5 Draft, and most players wind up back with their original team. Righty Rony Garcia stuck all year with the Tigers as the No. 1 pick in last offseason's Rule 5 Draft. Joe Biagini, Mark Canha, and Brad Keller are notable recent Rule 5 Draft success stories.

[Donn Beach]

Rony Garcia?...how about Akil Baddoo...is that article a year old?

[D-train]

Rony Garcia?...how about Akil Baddoo...is that article a year old?

Ha. As a matter of fact it is. lol Dates are probably close though.