The Official 2011 Rule V Draft Thread

[Ben (Rays GM)]

The Rule 5 Draft will begin in this thread on Thursday, December 15, at 6:00 PM EST. It will last for one round.

GMs may draft any player who has one year of service time (over 130 ABs, over 50 IPs, or over 25 Games Pitched) that appears in this league's minor leagues.

You must place any players drafted on your 40 man roster, and if you attempt to waive the player at any time during the following season the team who lost him in the Rule 5 Draft has first priority.

However, you may also draft any non-rostered minor leaguer (has not completed a year of service) that will be 24 years of age or older on January 1, as long as he has been in MiLB for at least a year, and in this case you do not need to put the player on your 40-man roster.

Picks in the draft will last for 4 hours. If you miss your pick the draft will continue to the next person. You will have an additional 20 hours during which you can make the pick up. If you have not picked by then, you lose your pick.

When drafting a player, please post the player's name and position, former team (from our league), and service time, and then announce who is up next, like so:

Pirates select:
Daniel Nava, OF, Boston Red Sox
One year service time.
Mariners are up now.

Please note that there are some changes from the draft procedures notice posted in the rules. Please ignore that notice; these are the official Rule 5 Draft Procedures.

You do not need to use your draft picks. If you would like to help keep things moving, send me and Brian a PM asking us to skip your pick. You can still change your mind; we'll still give you 24 hours to make up your pick, but that way we don't have to wait around for you for 4 hours and we'll get to free agency much faster.

[Ben (Rays GM)]

Rosters will lock Wednesday at 6:00 pm, 24 hours before the Rule 5 begins.

[Ben (Rays GM)]

Just to reiterate, there are two types, and only two types, of players available in Rule V.

1: Players who ARE on a roster, who are in a Pro-GM team's minor leagues even though they've completed a year of service.

2: Players who ARE NOT on a roster, who will be age 24 or older on January 1 and HAVE NOT completed a year of service - said players must have at least one year in MiLB.

If a player is on your roster and hasn't completed a year of service, then you don't have to worry about protecting him, regardless of his age. The 24 years-of-age rule only applies to players not on rosters whatsoever.

Likewise, if a player is not on a roster, he can only be drafted if he'll be 24 or older on January 1.

[Ben (Rays GM)]

1. Yankees
2. Phillies
3. Mets - Pedro Strop, RP, non-rostered
4. Athletics
5. Cardinals - Jake Mcgee, RP, Los Angeles Angels
6. Rangers - Scott Elbert, RP, Los Angeles Dodgers
7. Orioles
8. Diamondbacks
9. Marlins
10. Angels - Tony Watson, RP, Pittsburgh Pirates
11. White Sox
12. Mariners - Fautino De Los Santos, RP, Oakland A's
13. Braves
14. Twins
15. Nationals
16. Padres - Scott Van Slyke, OF, non-rostered
17. Astros
18. Rockies - Alfredo Silverio, OF, non-rostered
19. Cubs - Brad Hand, SP, Miami Marlins
20. Pirates - Greg Golson, OF, non-rostered
21. Tigers - Michael Stutes, RP, Philadelphia Phillies
22. Indians - Mike Hart, RP, non-rostered
23. Giants - Yonata Ortega, RP, non-rostered
24. Dodgers
25. Reds
26. Blue Jays - Matt Antonelli, 2B, non-rostered
27. Rays - Cole Gillespie, OF, non-rostered
28. Brewers
29. Royals
30. Red Sox

[Ben (Rays GM)]

The Rule 5 Draft begins today at 6:00 pm with the Yankees.

IF YOU DO NOT PLAN TO USE YOUR PICK, PLEASE CONTACT ME!

Even if we skip your pick, you can still make one within 24 hours of your original pick time (just like during the amateur draft). But it'll get us through the draft and to free agency much faster.

As we currently do not have a White Sox GM, all players on the White Sox roster in the Official Rosters thread are off-limits for the Rule V Draft.

[Ben (Rays GM)]

Yankees have missed their pick and have until 6:00 pm on 12/16 to make it up. Phillies are on the clock until 2:00 am, to be followed by Mets.

[Smitty (Mets GM)]

Phillies missed their pick and have until 10:00 pm on 12/16 to make it up.

Mets are on the clock until 6am.

[Smitty (Mets GM)]

^^^The above was posted out of protocol.
I'm hoping that was not a foul ball on my part, but I work nights....and the timing of it all worked as so I can post my pick at 5:59am and give the Athletics until 10am EST to post a pick, if he plans on doing so.

I've sent the Athletics at PM notifying him of his chance to snag a Rule V pick up by then. However, by time the sun rises, I'm guessing the higher-ups will either confirm or modify my assumption.

[Smitty (Mets GM)]

Mets select
RP Pedro Strop, Baltimore Orioles
0.4 million (1st year)

Athletics on the clock til 9:59am EST.

[Ben (Rays GM)]

Dec 16, 2011 5:22:27 GMT -5 Smitty (Mets GM) said:

^^^The above was posted out of protocol.
I'm hoping that was not a foul ball on my part, but I work nights....and the timing of it all worked as so I can post my pick at 5:59am and give the Athletics until 10am EST to post a pick, if he plans on doing so.

I've sent the Athletics at PM notifying him of his chance to snag a Rule V pick up by then. However, by time the sun rises, I'm guessing the higher-ups will either confirm or modify my assumption.

Yeah, that's fine. Unfortunately some picks will end up being overnight, but because we're giving teams 20 additional hours to make up their picks if they miss them, we feel that this is OK.

[Brian (Blue Jays GM)]

A's missed their pick and have until 5:59am on 12/17 to make it up.

Cardinals are on the clock.

[Ben (Rays GM)]

Cardinals have asked to select:

Jake McGee, RP, Los Angeles Angels
One year service time
Rangers are up now

[Kevin (Rangers GM)]

rangers take Scott Elbert RP off the La Dodgers roster

[Brian (Blue Jays GM)]

Orioles on the clock until 5:00pm

[Ben (Rays GM)]

The Orioles have missed their pick and have until 12/17 at 1:00 pm to make it up.
The Diamondbacks are on the clock until 12/17 at 9:00 pm.

[Ben (Rays GM)]

The Diamondbacks have missed their pick and have said that they do not intend to pick. However, they may still pick until 12/17 at 5:00 pm.

The Marlins are on the clock until 1:00 am.

[Brian (Blue Jays GM)]

Marlins missed their pick and have until 9:00pm to make it up.

The Angels GM passed his pick. The White Sox gm position is currently vacant so the pass as well.

Mariners on the clock until 5:30am.

[Zack (Mariners GM)]

Mariners select:
Fautino De Los Santos, RHP, Oakland Athletics
One year service time.
Braves are on the clock until 6:15

[Ben (Rays GM)]

Braves have missed their pick and can make it up until 12/18, 2:16 am.
Twins have missed their pick and can make it up until 12/18, 6:16 am.
Nationals have asked to have their pick skipped. They can still make it up until 12/18, 10:16 am.
Padres are on the clock.

[Brian (Blue Jays GM)]

Padres have asked to select Scott Van Slyke, OF Los Angeles Dodgers system.

Astros have asked to skip their pick. They can make it up until 12/18 at 10:37 am.

Rockies are on the clock.

[Rob (Rockies GM)]

Rockies select - Alfredo Silverio - Los Angeles Dodgers (OF-AA)

[Chris (Former Cubs GM)]

Chicago Cubs Select:

Brad Hand, SP, Miami Marlins
One Year Service Time
Pirates are now up

[fantasycooperstown]

Pirates Pick:

OF Greg Golson , KC Royals
.4 Million (minors)

Tigers are on the clock

[angels]

Angels Pick:

Tony Watson .4M (minors)
Pirates Pitcher

[Ben (Rays GM)]

Tigers still on the clock until 6:46 pm.

[Max (Tigers GM)]

Tigers selrct:

P Micheal Stutes 0.4 million
off the Phillies roster

Indians up

[Kevin (Guardians GM)]

Pass for now.

[Alex (Nationals GM)]

Giants select
Bryan Shaw RP Arizona Diamondbacks

[Deleted]

Pass

[Kevin (Guardians GM)]

Indians select

Mike Hart - RP - Oakland A's
24 and on no roster