By Will-He-M
In case some of you don't know exactly what the Rule 5 Draft is, I'll explain it.
"The Rule 5 Draft was officially brought in 1959 so that teams could no longer stockpile their prospects and prevent them from reaching the MLB, when another MLB organization was willing to play them in the bigs."
The Rule 5 Draft procedures are fairly simple:
- Any player selected must remain on the claiming team's 25-man roster for the duration of the season
- Any player selected cannot be optioned or designated for assignment, without first offering the player back to his original team, without compensation
- Any player selected ensures compensation of $50 000 to his original team
- Any player selected who is later offered back to his original team, only ensures a refund of $25 000
- Any player selected must be left off his original team's 40-man roster
- Any player selected must have been signed at age 19 or older AND have been with the organization for 3 years, OR must have been signed at age 18 or younger and have been with the organization for 4 years.
So, without further delay, here is my Top Ten Rule 5 Sleepers
10. Dan Uggla (Florida Marlins 2006-present)
573 GP, 2179 AB, 371 R, 562 H, 131 D, 12 T, 111 HR, 332 RBI, 14 SB, .258 AVG
Selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2001 Draft
Selected by the Florida Marlins in the 2005 Rule 5 Draft
TSN National League Rookie of the Year (2006)
2x All-Star (2006, 2008)
9. Josh Hamilton- 2007-Present
Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers
Originally Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1999 MLB Draft
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2006 Rule 5 Draft(then traded to Cincinnati Reds for $100
000 dollars)
317 GP, 1184 AB, 185 R, 347 H, 66 D, 9 T, 59 HR, 217 RBI, 19 SB, .293 AVG
2008 Silver Slugger Award
2x All Star(2008, 2009)
8. Joakim Soria- 2007-Present
Kansas City Royals
Originally signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2001
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2006 Rule 5 Draft(from the San Diego Padres)
157 GP, 7-6, 2.08 ERA, 78 SVS, 87 SVOPP, 173.0 IP, 48 BB, 187 K
2008 All Star
7. Jeff Nelson- 1992-2006
Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox
Originally Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1984 MLB Draft
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1991 Rule 5 Draft
798 GP, 48-45, 3.41 ERA, 33 SVS, 82 SVOPP, 784.2 IP, 428 BB, 829 K
4x World Series Champion(1996, 1998-2000)
2001 All Star
6. Leon "Bip" Roberts- 1986-1998
San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers,
Oakland Athletics
Originally Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1982 MLB Draft
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1985 MLB Rule 5 Draft
1202 GP, 4147 AB, 663 R, 1220 H, 203 D, 31 T, 30 HR, 352 RBI, 264 SB, .294 AVG
1992 All Star
5. Darrell Evans- 1969-1989
Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers
Originally Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in the 1967 MLB Draft
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1968 MLB Rule 5 Draft
2687 GP, 8973 AB, 1344 R, 2223 H, 329 D, 36 T, 414 HR, 1354 RBI, 98 SB, .248 AVG
1984 World Series Champion
2x All Star(1973, 1983)
4. Willie Hernandez- 1977-1989
Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers
Originally signed by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1973
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1976 MLB Rule 5 Draft
744 GP, 70-63, 3.38 ERA, 147 SVS, 190 SVOPP, 1044.2 IP, 349 BB, 788 K
1984 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1984 AL Cy Young Award
1984 AL MVP
1984 World Series Champion
3x All Star(1984-1986)
3. George "Liberty" Bell- 1981-1993
Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox
Originally signed by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1978
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1980 MLB Rule 5 Draft
1587 GP, 6123 AB, 814 R, 1702 H, 308 D, 34 T, 265 HR, 1002 RBI, 67 SB, .278 AVG
1987 AL MVP
3x Silver Slugger Award(1985-1987)
3x All Star(1987, 1990, 1991)
2. Johan Santana- 2000-Present
Minnesota Twins, New York Mets
Originally signed by the Houston Astros in 1995
Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1999 MLB Rule 5 Draft(then traded to the Minnesota
Twins for Jared Camp and $500 000 dollars)
309 GP, 122-59, 3.11 ERA, 9 CG, 6 SHO, 1702.2 IP, 473 BB, 1731 K
2006 Pitching Triple Crown
2007 Gold Glove Award
2x Warren Spahn Award(2004, 2006)
2x Player's Choice Outstanding Pitcher(2004, 2006)
2x AL TSN Pitcher of the Year(2004, 2006)
2x AL Cy Young Award(2004, 2006)
4x All Star(2005-2007, 2009)
1. Roberto "Arriba" Clemente- 1955-1972
Pittsburgh Pirates
Originally signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1952
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1954 MLB Rookie Draft(the original Rule 5 Draft)
2433 GP, 9454 AB, 1416 R, 3000 H, 440 D, 166 T, 240 HR, 1305 RBI, 83 SB, .317 AVG
1971 Babe Ruth Award
1971 World Series MVP
1966 NL MVP
12x Gold Glove Award(1961-1972)
2x World Series Champion(1960, 1971)
12x All Star(1960-1967, 1969-1972)
1973 Hall of Fame Inductee
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