Recent Rule V Draft History
March 30, 2007 by Geoff Young
Filed under Minor Leagues, Stats and Analysis
I somehow missed this when it first came out, but Marc Hulet has done some nice analysis of the Rule V draft over at Baseball Analysts. Although much of what he says applies to current draftees, Marc also examines the draft’s recent history.
I’ve been working under the assumption that Johan Santana is the only good player to come out of the Rule V in decades, but that’s incorrect. Although Santana is the only guy to become freakishly good, several useful players have emerged, including Jay Gibbons, Chris Shelton, and Dan Uggla. I’m still not sure these few exceptions are enough to offset the risk of really messing up a kid’s development and potentially blocking other talented players in an organization, but Marc’s research at least provides good food for thought.
