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There's a long history of the Rule V being a nothingburger. I think the lack of the 2020 season made that draft slightly more important.

Below are some of the musings I found when Baddoo was picked. Baddoo is different from Jimenez in a few key ways. 1. Baddoo was injured in 2019 AND missed 2020. That's two years of development that were thrown out the window. (Jimenez has played, but not really produced) 2. Baddoo was a 2nd round pick. (Jimenez was a low level int'l signee) 3. Baddoo already showed 5 tools in game. (Jimenez shows little to no power) 3. Tigers: Akil Baddoo, OF (from Twins) Minnesota left Baddoo, their second-round pick in the 2016 draft, exposed because of his seemingly slim chances of sticking on an active roster for a whole year. After all, he's played in just 29 regular-season games since the start of 2019 because of the pandemic and Tommy John surgery. Baddoo has good raw strength and speed, but his lack of experience against upper-level pitching will make it tough for the Tigers to keep him around as more than a deep reserve The best position player selected was Akil Baddoo by the Detroit Tigers. He was ranked as the No. 13 prospect in the Minnesota Twins system by MLB Pipeline leading up to the Rule 5 draft. The 22-year-old has only played 29 games at High-A when he posted a .214/.290/.393 slash line during the 2019 season. The Maryland native showed tremendous promise as a hitter before that aggressive move and has a .249/.357/.422 slash line with 21 homers and 93 RBI in 233 career games. Even though the odds against Baddoo being able to crack an MLB roster given his limited experience, but the Tigers are in a position when they can allow him to prove himself during spring training before making a final decision. Baddoo hit .323 (65-for-201) with a .964 OPS in 53 games at the Rookie League level in 2017, all while playing center field. A year later, he compiled 22 doubles, 11 triples, 11 homers and 24 stolen bases with a .770 OPS and a 121 wRC+ at Class A Cedar Rapids. While his .243 average was low, his 74 walks resulted in a .351 on-base percentage. The momentum from that 2018 season stalled when Baddoo sustained an elbow injury early in 2019. He underwent Tommy John surgery that May. He would’ve been ready to play this year had there been a Minor League season.

There will be healthy guys in the Rule V draft with a similar profile to Ward. I can see why someone would take him, but it's a waste of a roster spot this year. If you really like the guy, just trade for him after the draft and you won't need to put him on the 40 man this year.

Kiké had a 3.9 fWAR season. Played ok in the postseason too from what I remember.

Dalbec finished the season up strong. No word from OP though. AUG 1205 OPS SEPT/OCT 928 OPS When they needed him the most, he produced.

Another negative fWAR guy. OP should be thanking his lucky stars that Bloom is the GM and not himself.

Dude hit 212/276/321. 3 HR's in 50 games. Statcast projects that he would have had 5 HR's if all his AB's were at Fenway.

Jimenez career trajectory: 2022 - sits on ass 2023 - goes to AA and produces 2024 - become something

Rule V selections working out are few and far between. 90% of the guys will be forgotten in a few years.

And they just keep signing these mega deals. At some point, the grift becomes just too obvious. "We need someone to save us from ourselves!"

I think Beeks tries to come back from his injury and even if the results are ugly he'll go through the motions for a few years. Buttrey just dropping out of life with ball in hand was just weird to me. Can't believe he left so much money on the table.

I've heard that scouts say his future could be LF. He's not very athletic. He's just a pure hitter.

Torrens was a Yankees prospect so we already know his value was vastly inflated due to the name on the front of the uni.

Rafaela would be a better fit for a team who are actually looking for a bench player to be productive. If someone selects Jimenez, they will barely use him this year and hope he turns into something in 2024.

With Beeks and Buttrey, both could be out of baseball by the time they are 30.

If you're a s***** team, you probably have some better selections earlier in the draft than Thaddeus.

Who? Never heard of the guy.

Ward is a guy who only started 7 games in college. It was the Sox that pushed him to the rotation. His stuff played up against lower competition. It remains to be seen if he can compete at higher levels.

Summation: Ceiling of a back-end starter if his development continues on an upward trajectory. Should at least be able to pitch in a long relief role, and could perhaps even fit in the back of a bullpen. I think some fans overstate the importance of Ward's sub 2 ERA in low A. He's not a future ace. If they really lose out on a #5 starter, it's not really a big enough deal to impact a team like the Sox. More important to have an open 40 man spot you can actually use this season.

He's a good player and it's not a knock on him to keep him off the 40 man.

Have you? Doesn't seem like it!

Cringe take from like 2005.

You don't even know how to spell his first name.

Why would you assume salaries would go down?

Good one!