Triple A
1. Iowa (Chicago Cubs), Matthew Achilles, rhp, Bowie (Baltimore).
2. Salt Lake (Minnesota), Timothy Giles, 1b, Tennessee (Toronto).
3. Scranton (Philadelphia), Ramon Gomez, of, El Paso (Arizona).
4. Ottawa (Montreal), Kristopher Stevens, lhp, Reading (Philadelphia).
5. Oklahoma (Texas), Brian Oliver, ss, Erie (Anaheim).
6. Nashville (Pittsburgh), Yurendell De Caster, ss, Orlando (Tampa Bay).
7. Rochester (Baltimore), Jovanny Sosa, of, Altoona (Pittsburgh).
8. New Orleans (Houston), James Lira, rhp, Orlando (Tampa Bay).
9. Omaha (Kansas City), Timothy Hamulack, lhp, Round Rock (Houston).
10. Indianapolis (Milwaukee), Ryan Lamattina, lhp, Carolina (Colorado).
11. Toledo (Detroit), Derek Nicholson, rf, Round Rock (Houston).
12. Las Vegas (San Diego, Rolando Efrain, inf, Altoona (Pittsburgh).
13. Syracuse (Toronto), Angel Caraballo, rhp, Birmingham (Chicago White Sox).
14. Colorado Springs (Colorado), Jan Carlos Duncan, ss, Reading (Philadelphia).
15. Louisville (Cincinnati), Christopher Piersoll, rhp, West Tenn (Chicago
Cubs).
16. Columbus (N.Y. Yankees), Brandon Jackson, ss, Tennessee (Toronto).
17. Buffalo (Cleveland), James Johnson, lhp, Huntsville (Milwaukee).
18. Albuquerque (Los Angeles), Darrell Dent, cf, Bowie (Baltimore).
19. Tacoma (Seattle), Jason Ellison, rhp, Norwich (N.Y. Yankees).
20. Norfolk (N.Y. Mets), Ronald Braswell, lhp, Round Rock (Houston).
21. Sacramento (Oakland), Joseph Cotton, rhp, Reading (Philadelphia).
22. Charlotte (Chicago White Sox), Denton McDaniel, lhp, New Haven (Seattle).
23. Fresno (San Francisco), Elliot Brown, rhp, Orlando (Tampa Bay).
24. Salt Lake (Minnesota), Adam Flohr, lhp, Orlando (Tampa Bay).
25. Ottawa (Montreal), Allen Davis, lhp, San Antonio (Los Angeles).
26. Nashville (Pittsburgh), Derek Mann, ss, Orlando (Tampa Bay).
27. Rochester (Baltimore), Timothy Corcoran, rhp, Binghamton (N.Y. Mets).
28. New Orleans (Houston), Juan Arteaga, lhp, Binghamton (N.Y. Mets).
29. Toledo (Detroit), Marquis Roberts, lhp, Orlando (Tampa Bay).
30. Syracuse (Toronto), Antonio McKinney, cf, Jacksonville (Detroit).
31. Colorado Springs (Colorado), Melido Dotel, rhp, San Antonio (Los Angeles).
32. Louisville (Cincinnati), Gabriel Alvarez, ss, Mobile (San Diego).
33. Albuquerque (Los Angeles), Adrian Manzano, rhp, Greenville (Atlanta).
34. Tacoma (Seattle), Jorge Sosa, of, Carolina (Colorado).
35. Sacramento (Oakland), Wilburn Furniss, 1b, Altoona (Pittsburgh).
36. Charlotte (Chicago White Sox), Aaron Miles, 2b, Round Rock (Houston).
37. Ottawa (Montreal), Thomas Darrell, rhp, Trenton (Boston).
38. Toledo (Detroit), Derek Baker, 3b, Tulsa (Texas).
39. Tacoma (Seattle), Joseph Funaro, inf, Portland (Florida).
40. Charlotte (Chicago White Sox), Derek Mitchell, ss, Jacksonville (Detroit).
Double A
1. West Tenn (Chicago Cubs), Thomas Koutrouba, lhp, Lakeland (Detroit).
2. Harrisburg (Montreal), Jeffrey Andrews, rhp, High Desert (Arizona).
3. Jacksonville (Detroit), Bradley Downing, of, Boise (Anaheim).
4. Mobile (San Diego), Jason Pearson, lhp, Dayton (Cincinnati).
5. Tennessee (Toronto), Michael Rooney, rhp, High Desert (Arizona).
6. Carolina (Colorado), Jeffrey Powers, ss, High Desert (Arizona).
7. Norwich (N.Y. Yankees), Peter Duprey, lhp, Lansing (Chicago Cubs).
8. Akron (Cleveland), James Goelz, ss, Yakima (Los Angeles).
9. San Antonio (Los Angeles), Byron Wilkerson, rhp, Kissimmee (Houston).
10. San Antonio (Los Angeles), William Nelson, ss, West Michigan (Detroit).
Woo-hoo! With the money the Mets give us for Santana, we can now afford
Reggie Sanders! Reg-gie! Reg-gie! Reg-gie!
Although, sarcasm aside, at this point I might welcome Sanders for cheap.
If he signs a one-year, incentive based contract, he'd be a good platoon
mate for Rios. Even in his dismal 2000 season, he was above-average against
lefties. Grasping at straws, I am...
Grant
Who's he?
>Triple A
>23. Fresno (San Francisco), Elliot Brown, rhp, Orlando (Tampa Bay).
Who's he?
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What's up with the weird drafting system, 10 Major leaguers,
30 AAA, and 10 AA?!?!?
-Arvin
The Giants signed him earlier in the off season as a minor league free agent
from Pawtucket of the Red Sox organization.
He never actually played for the Giants but is 11-21 in 123 Major League
appearances mainly with the Expos, Devil Rays and Red Sox.
nick
I think its a Japanese form, like haiku.
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It's not all that weird. Everyone has the -chance- to draft, but most
teams don't, because they don't think there's anyone worth taking, given
the requirements of the Rule V draft.
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Didn't we get Chris Brock - and thus Bobby Estallela - via Rule V from
the Padres?
ben
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Brock was a minor league free agent. Thanks, Phillies!
Of course, with the Meluskey trade, it's painfully obvious that mediocre
pitchers are worth more than young, slugging catchers.
Grant
Nope. Brock was a minor league free agent from the Atlanta system. The
Rule V draftee from the Padres you're thinking of is Dave Maurer, who did
so well in spring training that the Giants returned him to the Pads.