southsider2k5 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 QUOTE (Soxfest @ Dec 6, 2012 -> 01:15 PM) Whoopie...............29 yr old Deep and well thought out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 QUOTE (YASNY @ Dec 6, 2012 -> 01:27 PM) What do you expect from the rule 5 draft? Johan Santana - duh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 6, 2012 -> 01:59 PM) Johan Santana - duh! I knew some jerk would go there! .... Different rules now than were in place back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Not your traditional Rule V pick, but the Sox wouldn't have taken a traditional Rule V guy anyway. This guy has a better chance of sticking on the roster than most and considering he was only selected to be a utility guy he's easier to keep on the roster. This seems more like a minor league free agent signing than a Rule V pick. Hard to dislike it, gives more options. When was the last time the Sox took a Rule V in the Major League phase? I remember going into the last few years knowing that there was no chance the Sox were going to take anyone. This is certainly a change of pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 QUOTE (danman31 @ Dec 6, 2012 -> 02:29 PM) Not your traditional Rule V pick, but the Sox wouldn't have taken a traditional Rule V guy anyway. This guy has a better chance of sticking on the roster than most and considering he was only selected to be a utility guy he's easier to keep on the roster. This seems more like a minor league free agent signing than a Rule V pick. Hard to dislike it, gives more options. When was the last time the Sox took a Rule V in the Major League phase? I remember going into the last few years knowing that there was no chance the Sox were going to take anyone. This is certainly a change of pace. Last one I remember was Jason Grilli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 6, 2012 -> 02:31 PM) Last one I remember was Jason Grilli Correct answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 So '04? That's pretty much my point. It's been a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 QUOTE (danman31 @ Dec 6, 2012 -> 02:50 PM) So '04? That's pretty much my point. It's been a while. 2003, and yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 6, 2012 -> 01:36 PM) Deep and well thought out. Rule 5 draft picks and 29 yr old do not go together...........does nothing to improve the team very much. Edited December 6, 2012 by Soxfest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 QUOTE (Soxfest @ Dec 6, 2012 -> 05:05 PM) Rule 5 draft picks and 29 yr old do not go together...........does nothing to improve the team very much. It does improve the team though because it brings in a utility infielder. And it doesn't do anything to hurt the team. If they don't feel he's capable, they can simply release him back to the Angels at any time. For whatever reason, you got upset about a move that cost the White Sox $50,000. Compared to say a $50,000 salary, this is a move that costs $25. So basically you are getting upset over the fact that the family down the street went to Denny's instead of IHOP for breakfast. The good news? If they don't like it, Denny's will give them $12.50 back. (why am I talking so much about breakfast today?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCsoxfan Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Heyman just praised this pickup on twitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 QUOTE (NCsoxfan @ Dec 7, 2012 -> 05:22 PM) Heyman just praised this pickup on twitter Man those must have been some boring winter meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Too bad we didn't already have this Sanchez "kid" instead of Olmedo on the (2012) roster. That would have been worth a heckuva lot more than $25K or $50,000 to the franchise. Olmedo cost us at least one game, the one Alexei was punished for arriving late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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