Thursday, March 5, 2009

Rule 5 Hall of Fame

Records before Season 5 are not available so we will pick it up from there. Players that are still active are the only ones that will make the list. From Season 5 through Season 8 over 50% of Rule 5 players are no longer active. Many get put back in the minors after a season or less, some get bounced between the minors and trades. Some get a second chance at a ML career after a year or so. Most fulfill a bench role and do not get a big chance to play and their intrinsic value is not seen or has not been seen. But here is a list of the best that has made it and stuck with a ML team. There are a couple players that have been drafted more than once in Rule 5.

Season 5
Mendy Hughes - Currently with Vancouver, has had a good career in the pen with a 29-14 record with 10 saves out of 19.

Season 6
Stephen O'Brien - Currently with St. Louis, has a 10-6 record working out of the pen.
Tommy Mailman - Currently with Las Vegas, has had a good career as a backstop with a .282 average.

Season 7
Grant Simon - Currently with St. Louis and has compiled a 37-26 record.
Reggie Kreuter - Currently with Santa Cruz and has maintained a .312 average.
Matt Wise - Currently with Pittsburgh and has maintained a .303 average.

Season 8
John Prinz - Currently with Salt Lake City and has maintained a .309 average.
Ned Grebeck - Currently with Monterrey and has a record of 18-9 with 22 saves in 25 opportunities.
Lawrence Dawkins - Currently with Cleveland with a record of 12-6 and 10 saves in 16 opportunities.
Kory Governale Currently with Cleveland with a record of 8-10 and 42 saves in 52 opportunities.

Season 9
Andres Coronado - Currently with Pittsburgh and has compiled a 5-5 record with 48 saves in 54 tries.

Season 10
Stephen O'Brien - Currently with St. Louis has a record of 10-6 with 2 complete games.

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