A first look at some Rule V shopping

November 4th, 2009, 5:27 pm · 5 Comments · posted by Earl Bloom, staff writer

Watching Pedro Martinez pitching in the first inning of Game 6 in the World Series, so it seems natural to offer some more pitching advice that likely will be ignored.

I don’t know about the Angels or Dodgers, but I would risk $50,000 on a Rule V draft of Craig Hansen from the Pittsburgh Pirates system. That is, if I had a team (and the money).

Hansen, 26, was diagnosed with a nerve disorder that restricted him to five games this past season. Last month, the Pirates outrighted him to Triple-A, removing him from the 40-man roster.

The Hansen I remember pitching for the Boston Red Sox had a high-90s fastball and a wicked slider.

I have no idea if or when he will recover from the nerve disorder, but a team that could use another high-quality arm in the bullpen should find out.

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Angels 2009 projections

Player	Projection
Mike Napoli	.246/.351/.481
Jeff Mathis	.222/.288/.364
Kendry Morales	.274/.317/.430
Howie Kendrick	.304/.335/.440
Erick Aybar	.268/.309/.369
Chone Figgins	.278/.354/.367
Brandon Wood	.237/.295/.424
Maicer Izturis	.273/.343/.383
Juan Rivera	.273/.321/.453
Bobby Abreu	.282/.376/.440
Torii Hunter	.273/.331/.462
Vladimir Guerrero	.306/.369/.513
Gary Matthews, Jr	.260/.331/.402
Ervin Santana	3.87 ERA
John Lackey	3.82 ERA
Kelvim Escobar	3.93 ERA
Jered Weaver	3.94 ERA
Joe Saunders	4.24 ERA
Dustin Moseley	5.34 ERA
Brian Fuentes	3.33 ERA
Scot Shields	3.67 ERA
Jose Arredondo	3.75 ERA
Darren Oliver	4.01 ERA
Justin Speier	4.23 ERA
Kevin Jepsen	5.05 ERA

(These projections are an average of six common statistical forecasting systems. They are based on the players' previous performances, ages and, in some cases, physical characteristics.)

Jim G. (WiHaloFan) says:

November 5, 2009 at 11:00 am

I agree with you about Hansen. The only problem would be, who gets dropped from the Angels’ 40-man roster to make room for him?

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Earl Bloom, staff writer says:

November 5, 2009 at 12:05 pm

The Angels will have several openings when free agency filing begins.

Steve_F says:

November 5, 2009 at 12:24 pm

Not just the 40 man roster. A Rule V draftee must be added to the 25 man roster and stay on it for a full season.

Earl Bloom, staff writer says:

November 5, 2009 at 12:44 pm

Correct Steve, if the team decides to retain him. They can also offer him back to his original team for $25,000. And he is certainly eligible to go on the DL if he is coming off an injury (i.e., nerve disorder).

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- Mark Whicker, ocregister.com says:
  
  November 5, 2009 at 12:48 pm
  
  I don’t know. Hansen had severe command issues with Boston. The Red Sox made a big investment in him and then got rid of him. They usually don’t make pitching-evaluation mistakes.
  
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