Rule 5 Draft

by kylejo on Dec 7, 2006 12:45 PM CST

Um, ok i guess we'll take some cash from you Krivsky:

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Cincinnati Reds worked out a deal to obtain troubled outfielder Josh Hamilton, sending cash to the Chicago Cubs after they picked him from Tampa Bay in the first round of baseball's winter meeting draft Thursday.

Ha, i wonder if the amount of money we got is enough to sign slammin sammy to a bench role...(totally kidding)

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I'd take Sammy on the bench.

Sammy, Hendry, and most of Chicago probably wouldn't, though.

BIG NAME PITCHER!! This sig is from the future, but didn't hear the specifics.

by HanOfTheBluegrass on Dec 7, 2006 12:44 PM CST reply actions

haha

me too, but sammy would never go for it, thatd be the ultimate insult..."hmm, down one in the ninth, do we have any hitters left...ohhh yeah, i guess we can throw sammy in there to pinch hit. Hey sosa, grabbed the corked one and get out there and tie this ballgame up!"

DON'T TRADE PIE!

by kylejo on Dec 7, 2006 12:56 PM CST up reply actions

"Sammy? Sammy! Crap, he already left!"

n/t

BIG NAME PITCHER!! This sig is from the future, but didn't hear the specifics.

by HanOfTheBluegrass on Dec 7, 2006 12:58 PM CST up reply actions

We lost

three players in the rule 5 draft too.

The Brewers took Edward Campusano
The Astros tookLincoln Holdzkom
The Blue Jays took Jason Smith.

Of the three guys we lost, I'd be shocked if the Astros kept Holdzkom on their roster all season long. Smith is just a utility infielder (and 30 years old) and no big loss. Campusano we might regret losing, as he seems like a good LOOGY prospect.

I think we could do without Josh Hamilton and all his problems.

A little song, a little dance. A little seltzer down your pants

by Josh Timmers on Dec 7, 2006 1:01 PM CST reply actions

holdzkom

had been doing well to start off the fall league, anyone know off hand how he finished up?

DON'T TRADE PIE!

by kylejo on Dec 7, 2006 1:05 PM CST up reply actions

Horrible.

He ended up with an ERA of over 6 or 7. They had him pitch 3 innings at a time as the AFL season progressed and he really didn't do so well with it. Supposedly he looked good early when he was just going an inning at a time so maybe starting or long relief won't be his thing.

by BCB ACE on Dec 7, 2006 3:35 PM CST up reply actions

Campusano

I agree that we will probably regret letting him available for the rule 5 draft. I believed he was real close to ML ready but in reality, he's not in the top 5 lefty CUb prospects, but was probably the closest to being ready.

Oh well, can't protect everyone and Good Luck to him.

I saw Holdzcom pitch this Fall in the AFL and wasn't impressed whatsoever. He'll be back with the Cubs.

Wonder if Hamilton could be part of a bigger deal between the Cubs and Reds? I can dream can't I.

Either way, I hope Hamilton can get his life straightened out and from everything I've read, he's come along way from his addiction and is indeed turning his life around. You never want to see anyone throw their life away abusing drugs, but to see someone so talented do it is just a total shame.

So, if Hamilton doesn't stick with the Reds, he goes back to the DRays, correct?

Up next, trade Jones for a krappy pitcher and sign Cliff Floyd. Oyyy Boyyy.

by escapegoat on Dec 7, 2006 10:55 PM CST up reply actions

Correct

n/t

Up next, trade Jones for a krappy pitcher and sign Cliff Floyd. Oyyy Boyyy.

by escapegoat on Dec 8, 2006 2:55 AM CST up reply actions

Pinella factor??

wonder if sweet Lou had a hankering for Hamilton and recommended him to Cubs...doesn't matter now.

Don't recall Dusty and Hendry being this tight should be good development for the club that GM and manager working so closely together.

Cubs are basically tryng to buy a winner. It's worked before, and it's backfired big time. Maybe in this crazy economic climate it's the right time to try it again.

by writerinwrigley on Dec 7, 2006 3:00 PM CST reply actions

Report is

That Reds manager Jerry Narron's brother coached Hamilton on a high school traveling team in North Carolina. Narron wants to believe the kid has turned around, so Krivsky might as well risk a few thousand dollars for what might be a big talent. Recall the Reds kept Wily Mo Pena on the roster for a couple years when he was no good, then were able to trade him for Arroyo.

The call of the Cub fan, c. 1893: "one long, ravaged, derisive yell...a cyclonic whoop!"

by cubzfan on Dec 7, 2006 4:15 PM CST up reply actions

Bynum

The player to be named later has been named. 23 year old Kevin Hart. 11th round pick in 2004. Career 4.51 era in the minors. Threw a lot of innings last year in the class A Carolina league.

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061207&content_id=1753863&vkey news_chc&fext.jsp&c_id=chc

All the way at the bottom. God Speed Boom Boom, we hardly knew ye...

MURTON!!! - just trying to help his karma so we keep him.

by 26.2cubfan on Dec 7, 2006 7:14 PM CST reply actions