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Jonathan Mayo Rule 5 draft preview

Maybe a De Aza to Giants for Catcher Hector Sanchez makes sense

Robert Murray ‏@RobertMurrayMLB 1m Updated list for #SFGiants fans to keep an eye on: Franklin Gutierrez, Drew Stubbs, Alejandro De Aza and Brett Gardner.

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 39s #SFGiants say they are looking to add a left fielder very soon. Tonight maybe. De Aza or Viciedo??

Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN 15s Rick Hahn said quite a few trade ideas out there. Possibility #WhiteSox are pushing Viciedo, Beckham. http://bit.ly/1kATaZd

QUOTE (chisoxfan310 @ Dec 11, 2013 -> 05:11 PM) That was written almost 5 years ago so I don't really know if that is relevant anymore. Rather pass on him or try to trade a small piece from the minors for him to be given a shot to start the year in AA. Rule 5 material though? No thanks. here is a new one Nieto

Another Scouting Report 23. Adrian Nieto - A former Aflac All-American and long-time teammate of Eric Hosmer, Nieto has an impressive skillset for a catcher. When the Nationals selected him in the 5th round of the ’08 Draft, many considered Nieto to be the premier switch-hitting catcher in the nation. And though he’s flown under the radar thus far in to his pro career, he’s steadily improved with every promotion and appears poised for a breakout season. Because he’s a catcher, Nieto has been forced to focus on developing his fielding, while many other prospects are able to go almost full speed ahead on their work in the cage. As a result, he’s still a little bit raw for a guy that just turned 23. But, he’s come along steadily over the past few seasons. After hitting .302/.397/.462 in the New York Penn League in 2010, he’s held his own in the South Atlantic League over the past couple of years, totaling a .256 batting average and .739 OPS. Nieto’s two best tools are his power and arm strength. He hits well from both sides of the plate, and he has the juice to drive the ball out to all fields. In batting practice, while batting left-handed, he shows plus homerun power to right field, but he’s also learning to drive outside pitches the other way. His aggressive approach is the only thing standing in the way of bringing more power in to games, and he’s done a nice job of exercising a more disciplined approach recently. Defensively, Nieto has a strong, accurate arm and hes posted pop times in the 1.8-1.9 second range throughout last season. His receiving is improving to a solid level, and while he still has trouble handling hard breaking pitches to his arm side, he looks like he’ll be able to stick at catcher moving forward. If he can make good on his promise, he could be a solid catcher in the Greg Zaun/Johnny Estrada mold.

Nieto Scouting Report

Ben Badler ‏@BenBadler 22m The Rule 5 draft is tomorrow. @jjcoop36 has the names to know and scouting reports in his in-depth Rule 5 preview: http://bit.ly/1h0eE1Q

@BerniePleskoff Any more moves on the herizon for the whitesox? Bernie Pleskoff ‏@BerniePleskoff 2m @bWalk01 As of yesterday, they were talking about having too many outfielders now. I look for something with De Aza or Viciedo. Mets?

Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 55m Are White Sox done dealing at Winter Meetings? Rick Hahn: "You never know. How about that? It’s not a no."

Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 2h White Sox have added Avi Garcia, Jose Abreu and Adam Eaton. Not a bad haul. And sounds like more deals could be coming.

Jim Callis ‏@jimcallisMLB 1m Soon-to-be #Diamondbacks OF Brandon Jacobs: Auburn RB recruit, plus RH power potential but inconsistent contact, solid run, LF arm. So Whitesox give up Santiago and Jacobs to get Eaton?

Bruce Levine ‏@MLBBruceLevine 3s Beckham was never 100 percent at any time last year -Ventura.

Bruce Levine ‏@MLBBruceLevine 1m We are different going forward regardless of what we do (trades) said Ventura

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 2m No official announcement yet, but deal is getting awfully close Expand

Ben Badler ‏@BenBadler 16s One name to file away for the Rule 5 draft: Blue Jays LHP Tyler Ybarra. Two above-average pitches, high strikeout rate, still wild.

Bruce Levine ‏@MLBBruceLevine 1m Improving defense and base running number one priority.according to Ventura.

Bruce Levine ‏@MLBBruceLevine 9s Robin Ventura admits team wanted to improve center field mix . Getting younger and better is appealing to team.

Bill Shaikin ‏@BillShaikin 39s Source: #WhiteSox had asked #Angels about Conger this winter. Not believed to be in current 3-way trade proposal.

Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 1m New Met Curtis Granderson. White Sox called after signing Jose Abreu. Had surface talks. Nothing more. pic.twitter.com/SuPa7HLp0f

Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN 40s Been told there's nothing to rumors that #WhiteSox are in on Juan Uribe.

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 59s Howie Kendrick is NOT involved in the deal, reports @JeffFletcherOCR and @Alden_Gonzalez. Deal is getting close.

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 1m Kendrick seems like least likely piece to be involved, but the #WhiteSox are reportedly interested. Expand

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 2m What we have now is a deal that is in progress, with many moving parts. Nothing seems close, nothing is done. Fluid talks upstairs.