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		<title>Blue Jays Add RHP Glenn Sparkman in Rule 5 Draft</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 14:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As is customary Winter Meetings procedure, the Rule 5 Draft was held this morning in Washington D.C., with teams able to take a flyer on select minor leaguers for a price of only $100,000, but must keep them on the roster all season. The Blue Jays took advantage of this last season and struck gold with [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As is customary Winter Meetings procedure, the Rule 5 Draft was held this morning in Washington D.C., with teams able to take a flyer on <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/minorleagues/rule_5.jsp?mc=faq" target="_blank">select</a> minor leaguers for a price of only $100,000, but must keep them on the roster all season. The Blue Jays took advantage of this last season and struck gold with reliever Joe Biagini, and they hope they have done so again with Glenn Sparkman, a 24-year-old righty from the Kanas City Royals organization.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueJays?src=hash">#BlueJays</a> select RHP Glenn Sparkman from the Royals in the Rule 5 Draft.</p>
<p>&mdash; Gregor Chisholm (@gregorMLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/gregorMLB/status/806863179481391104">December 8, 2016</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Sparkman was selected in the 20th round of the amateur draft by the Royals in 2013 out of junior college, and has been a starter in the minor leagues thus far. He had Tommy John surgery in late 2015 and thus he spend 2016 rehabbing with (almost) the Royals&#8217; full slot of minor league teams, going from rookie ball to AA ball during the year. He ended the year at the same level where he finished 2015, with the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals. For the year, he had a 5.22 ERA across 60 1/3 innings pitched. The big thing to like however is that he struck out 65 batters to just 10 walks, a sparkling 6.50 K:BB ratio.</p>
<p>The Blue Jays will likely want Sparkman to compete for a bullpen role in 2017 like Joe Biagini did this past season, sliding in at the middle innings and slowly working his way into more high leverage spots. If he struggles, he can always be returned to the Royals and they&#8217;ll have just paid a slight cost for the lottery ticket.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/evaluating-the-2016-prospects-kansas-city-royals/" target="_blank">FanGraphs</a> had the following to say about him prior to the 2016 season:</p>
<p><em><strong>&#8220;He has a lot of deception with his delivery, using a slow-to-fast tempo that is tough for hitters to time up. The Royals prefer pitchers focusing on one breaking ball during development, though there is ongoing discussion over whether his slider or curve is more projectable. He’s not a big power guy but commands his fastball very well. Assuming he comes back fully healthy, there’s a chance he turns his deception and command into middle to back-end starter role.&#8221;</strong></em></p>
<p>They gave him these grades on his pitches (current/likely future/90th percentile):</p>
<p><strong>Fastball:</strong> 50/55/55 <strong>Slider:</strong> 40/45/50 <strong>Curveball:</strong> 45/50/55 <strong>Changeup:</strong>45/50/50 <strong>Command:</strong> 45/50/55<br />
<strong>Overall:</strong> 40/45/50</p>
<p>This is Sparkman&#8217;s scouting report video from <a href="http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/26271672/v52341083/top-prospects-glenn-sparkman-rhp-royals" target="_blank">MLB.com</a>.</p>
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<p>The Blue Jays didn&#8217;t lose anybody in the MLB portion of the Rule 5 Draft.</p>
<p>During the minor league portion, the Blue Jays selected High-A RHP Philip Waltby, a reliever with solid strikeout numbers but high walk totals. They lost double-A SS Jorge Flores to the Phillies and double-A C Jorge Saez to the Yankees, as well as $2M bonus baby Matt Smoral. The 6&#8217;8&#8243; former second round pick who has struggled with injury and command issues in the minors was selected by the Texas Rangers.</p>
<p><em>Lead Photo: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports</em></p>
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		<title>How the 26th Roster Spot Could Affect the Blue Jays</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2016 17:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Howsam]]></dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You’re probably sick of Collective Bargaining Agreement news by this point. “<a href="http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/labor-peace-lockout-collective-bargaining-agreement-owners-players-baseball-112216" target="_blank">They&#8217;re headed toward a lockout</a>,” “<a href="http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/18124128" target="_blank">they can avoid a lockout <em>maybe</em>…</a>” But, if you skip past all of the saber-rattling and hyperbole, you can actually find some interesting nuggets about what is actually going on in these talks. It seems the MLB is fighting for an International Draft (which is causing holdups), draft pick compensation will no longer cost teams a pick, and most interestingly as it relates to the actual product on the field: rosters are going to expand.</p>
<p>It seems like<a href="http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/report-mlb-is-likely-to-increase-roster-size-from-25-to-26-players-in-2017/" target="_blank"> the owners and the MLBPA have agreed to expand regular season rosters to 26 players</a> in exchange for shorter rosters (27 or 28) in September. The idea from the ownership side is pretty simple. By cutting down the number of September players, you eliminate the parade of relievers that so often turns games into four hour slogfests, and you save a little bit of money. In order for the union to agree to fewer players earning big league salaries in September, they asked for one more salary for the full season. It’s a reasonably fair deal financially, but it has very interesting implications for roster decisions.</p>
<p>As it relates to the Blue Jays, this extra spot can be very useful. As long as they actually try to improve their overall club instead of just adding an eighth reliever (that’s totally what they’re going to do), there’s potential to take advantage of this right now in free agency.</p>
<p>There has been a rumour out there for the last week or so that the Jays <a href="http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/sean-rodriguez-emerging-possible-fit-blue-jays/" target="_blank">are high on Sean Rodriguez</a> as a sort of “jack-of-all-trades” type of utility player. This makes a lot of sense, since Rodriguez can passably play every position except pitcher and catcher (he actually played all seven last year). Unfortunately he isn’t a great hitter; last year’s career year notwithstanding. As such, he isn’t worth playing in a strict platoon. His career .249/.344/.411 against lefties just isn’t good enough for the role. Instead, his value comes from being able to back up many positions capably while tying up only one roster spot.</p>
<p>With the new 26th man, that particular skill isn&#8217;t quite as necessary. A team like the Blue Jays can go sign someone like Trevor Plouffe who can play 1B, 3B, and 2B in a pinch, or Steve Pearce, who adds the corner outfield to his list. Both of those guys actually hit lefties <em>well</em> (better in Pearce’s case). Then the club can just assign another spot to an elite defender in the middle infield. They would lose a little offensively at 2B and SS, but gain it where you expect the player to be getting his most at-bats (in this case platooning with Justin Smoak) without spending much extra money, if any.</p>
<p>On the flip side, you could sign Rodriguez and pair him with someone who plays the other side of the platoon, like Pedro Alvarez or Brandon Moss, and actually get real production out of first base. Neither of those players are can hit lefties at all, so they shouldn’t cost a fortune to sign. And while Rodriguez still isn&#8217;t the lefty masher you want, if there are righty crushers on the other side, he&#8217;s more than capable of filling the platoon/super-sub role. Additionally, with the extra spot on the roster, you can afford to hold Justin Smoak as a true backup. This provides very valuable offense at 1B, with an extremely capable backup at every other spot on the field.</p>
<p>The same principles would apply in the outfield as well. Platoons no longer have the same impact on roster depth that they used to. No matter which way they go (as long as it’s a bat), the bigger roster can gives the Blue Jays more options than they had before. This is a big help to a team that may not be able to afford to play for difference-makers like Dexter Fowler, Yoenis Cespedes, or Edwin Encarnacion and still filling out the remaining holes.</p>
<p>That’s not to say there are no potential downsides to the additional roster vacancy, but those apply more to the future.</p>
<p>When the Blue Jays were setting their 40-man roster recently, they chose to add Anthony Alford, Richard Urena, and Ryan Borucki because they felt those players could all help a big league club enough right now, and thus would be at risk of Rule 5 selection. Those really shouldn&#8217;t have surprised anybody.</p>
<p>However, they decided <em>not</em> to protect Francisco Rios and Angel Perdomo. Rios dominated in Lansing before pitching very well in Dunedin (and appearing in the Futures Game), and Perdomo struck out 11.1 batters per nine in Lansing. Even with those performances, the logic behind exposing them was solid. Both of those pitchers are too raw and too far away to help in any sense this year. But with the extra spot, more teams can afford to grab guys like Perdomo/Rios and just stash them in the bullpen for a year without worrying about harming the on field product. The pitchers would get a few long relief outings here and there, and then just got back to the minors next year to continue their growth as starters. That&#8217;s not to say they <em>will</em> be chosen, but the odds definitely go way up.</p>
<p>It will be very interesting to see how this all plays out in Toronto, both in the short and long term. With the extra options, this is just one more opportunity for a smart front office to get a leg up on the competition.</p>
<p>Hopefully Messrs. Shapiro and Atkins are up to the task.</p>
<p><em>Lead Photo: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports</em></p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2016 15:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday brings us another one of the milestone dates that litter the MLB off-season as clubs set out to shuffle their organization in preparation for the season ahead. To-wit, it is the day that teams must finalize their 40 man roster in anticipation of the Rule 5 Draft that takes place at the end of [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Friday brings us another one of the milestone dates that litter the MLB off-season as clubs set out to shuffle their organization in preparation for the season ahead. To-wit, it is the day that teams must finalize their 40 man roster in anticipation of the Rule 5 Draft that takes place at the end of the Winter Meetings. When considering who needs to be added to the roster, the framework is the rule which describes eligibiliy for the draft. Here is that description:</p>
<p><em>Players are eligible for selection in the Rule 5 draft who are not on their major league organization&#8217;s 40-man roster <b>and</b>:</em></p>
<p><em>– were 18 or younger on the June 5 preceding their signing and this is the fifth Rule 5 draft upcoming; <b>or</b></em></p>
<p><em>– were 19 or older on the June 5 preceding their signing and this is fourth Rule 5 draft upcoming.</em></p>
<p>Keeping that in mind, let&#8217;s first examine who&#8217;s on the current roster and who among them might possibly be removed. Here&#8217;s the current 40 man roster per the Jays official site:<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>Pitchers</strong></span> &#8211; Aaron Sanchez, J.A. Happ, Marco Estrada, Marcus Stoman, Francisco Liriano<br />
Roberto Osuna, Jason Grilli, Joe Biagini, Aaron Loup, Danny Barnes, Ryan Tepera, Bo Schultz, Matt Dermody, Chad Girado, Chris Smith, Mike Bolsinger</p>
<p><strong>Catchers</strong> &#8211; Russell Martin, Josh Thole, A.J. Jimenez</p>
<p><strong>Infielders</strong> &#8211; Josh Donaldson, Troy Tulowitzki, Devon Travis, Justin Smoak, Darwin Barney, Ryan Goins, Andy Burns, Chris Colabello</p>
<p><strong>Outfielders</strong> &#8211; Kevin Pillar, Ezequiel Carrera, Melvin Upton, Jr., Dalton Pompey, Lourdes Gurriel, Jr., Harold Ramirez, Darryl Ceciliani</p>
<p>(I&#8217;ll include Kendrey Morales too, though the site has not been updated to include him, as the signing is not yet official)</p>
<p>Including Morales, that&#8217;s 36 names &#8211; you&#8217;ll note that Gurriel&#8217;s contract involved a 40-man spot as well. I&#8217;ll have more to say about him in a future post, but it&#8217;s not beyond the realm of possibility that he could be on the major league squad as early as the last third of the upcoming season.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a distinct possibility some of those guys will be gone from this list by Friday, particularly in that you have to have an open spot in order to take a player in the Rule 5 Draft yourself. An easy first assumption is that Josh Thole is already a ghost. The Blue Jays may yet be trying to squeeze &#8220;cash considerations&#8221; or some such out of Atlanta, but the best guess is that the Braves know that if they wait, Toronto will non-tender him and they can offer him a minor league contract and keep a roster spot open.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m inclined to think Mike Bolsinger comes off the roster, and possibly Chris Smith if needed. Chris Colabello may well have played himself off the roster after coming back from the suspension, and Ceciliani is a fairly fungible guy. Any of these, save Thole, would be welcome back on a minor league contract if they want. That wouldn&#8217;t protect them from the Rule 5, but it would keep them in the organization if they don&#8217;t get drafted. So let&#8217;s figure we&#8217;re looking at 5-9 available spots.</p>
<p>Now, per the above qualifications, these are the eligible minor leaguers who need protection from the draft:</p>
<p><strong>2013 draft</strong>: Dan Lietz, Garret Custons, Tim Mayza, Jonathan Davis, Mike Reeves, David Harris<br />
<strong>2012 draft:</strong> DJ Davis, Matt Smoral, Mitch Nay, Anthony Alford, Ian Parmley, Alex Azor, Ryan Borucki, Shane Dawson, Jorge Flores, Josh Almonte, Jason Leblebijian, Derrick Chung, Jorge Saez<br />
<strong>Previously eligible (2011 and previous drafts):</strong> Jake Anderson, Dwight Smith, Jr., Jeremy Gabryzywiski, John Stilson, Tom Robson, Christian Lopes, Matt Dean, Jon Berti, Justin Atkinson, Derrick Loveless, Taylor Cole, Shane Opitz, Seth Conner.<br />
<strong>Undrafted Free Agents:</strong> Will Browning, Alonzo Gonzalez, Chris Schaeffer, Emilio Gurrero, Richard Urena, Roemon Fields, Carlos Ramirez, Francisco Rios, Adonys Cardona, Jose Fernandez, Luis Santos, Michael De La Cruz, Michael Reeves, Angel Perdomo, Deferson Barreto<br />
<strong>Acquired via trade:</strong> Tim Lopes</p>
<p>Kinda overwhelming, huh? Okay, so let&#8217;s toss out all the guys who don&#8217;t matter because no one will ever consider carrying them in the majors for all of 2017, and they have no &#8220;story&#8221; that might make you wonder why I didn&#8217;t mention him. That leaves the following for consideration:</p>
<p><strong>2013 draft:</strong> Jonathan Davis<br />
<strong>2012 draft:</strong> DJ Davis, Matt Smoral, Mitch Nay, Anthony Alford, Ryan Borucki, Shane Dawson, Jason Leblebijian<br />
<strong>Previously eligible (2011 and previous drafts):</strong> Dwight Smith, Jr., John Stilson, Tom Robson, Matt Dean, Jon Berti, Taylor Cole<br />
<strong>Undrafted Free Agents:</strong> Will Browning, Richard Urena, Francisco Rios, Adonys Cardona, Angel Perdomo</p>
<p>That&#8217;s a more manageable list. If I didn&#8217;t carry over a player, don&#8217;t worry about him even if in some insane circumstance he gets drafted (in some cases you might lose one of those guys, say Carlos Ramirez, in the minor league portion of the draft). What remains is guys who are a lock, guys who might fit a particular niche that some team will try to carry them on the end of the bench, and guys you&#8217;ve heard of that won&#8217;t get drafted &#8211; and then some other guys about whom opinions may vary.</p>
<p><strong>The Locks</strong></p>
<p>Alford and Urena. These are two of the Blue Jays very best prospects, and there is absolutely no chance the club will risk a team taking them in the rule 5 draft, even if they&#8217;re not yet ready for MLB work. If they were left off, it would only be because somebody is trying to get fired.</p>
<p><strong> The Ones you Know, but Won&#8217;t be Taken</strong></p>
<p>-D.J. Davis: because he hasn&#8217;t hit much of anything</p>
<p>&#8211; Matt Smoral: because he can&#8217;t stay healthy or throw strikes</p>
<p>&#8211; Mitch Nay: because he was out injured all year and wasn&#8217;t hitting much before that</p>
<p>&#8211; Shane Dawson: control issues</p>
<p>&#8211; Tom Robson: coming off of Tommy John and not doing well</p>
<p>&#8211; Matt Dean: hurt a lot, hasn&#8217;t hit enough</p>
<p>&#8211; Adonys Cardona: a one time high-dollar bonus baby who&#8217;s been hurt a LOT and had big control issues this year</p>
<p><strong>The Niche guys Who Might be of Interest to Other Teams</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Will Browning: an older RP who stayed with the big leaguers deep into the spring last year. He might have the talent to hang around the fringe of a bullpen based on his minor league stats</p>
<p>&#8211; Jon Berti: bat is uncertain but is a versatile defender with valuable speed</p>
<p>-Dwight Smith, Jr. : was passed up last year after a weak hitting year, but might have stirred some interest with a better year in 2016. Frankly, DSJ would be pretty surprising because his defensive value is limited to LF, but I&#8217;m trying to be thorough here.</p>
<p><b>The Bubble Candidates</b></p>
<p>&#8211; Borucki, Rios and Perdomo are legitimate prospects with enough talent and/or results to have a shot at clinging to the last bullpen spot for a drafting team. They are all candidates to be protected.</p>
<p>-John Stilson was a guy with a big &#8211; but fragile &#8211; arm that was a risk/reward guy when drafted. I haven&#8217;t seen anyone else mention him as a candidate to be selected but as a guy who might just as easily wind up on the DL (and thus stay in your system) as pan out, I wonder if someone might not give it a try?</p>
<p>-Taylor Cole is the guy notoriously delayed by a two year commitment as a Mormon missionary before he got around to pro ball. If there&#8217;s a Biagini story in our system, he might be it.</p>
<p>-Jonathan Davis is a small, fast, versatile, outfielder who blew up this year after having been ordinary before. He&#8217;s said to have a really great makeup but how much stock will teams put in one breakout season?</p>
<p>-Finally there&#8217;s Jason Leblebijian, who is of a similar mold to current 40-man placeholder, Andy Burns.</p>
<p><strong>Final Protection Predictions</strong></p>
<p>The Blue Jays will add <strong>Anthony Alford</strong>, <strong>Richard </strong><strong>Urena</strong>, <strong>Ryan </strong><strong>Borucki</strong> and <strong>Angel </strong><strong>Perdomo</strong> and take their chances with the rest. I would not be stunned if a team took a flier on Stilson, Leblebijian or Rios. A few of these guys might slip away in the minor league portion of the draft as well.</p>
<p><strong>Post Script</strong>: If there&#8217;s a guy who are wondering about I didn&#8217;t mention, he&#8217;s almost certainly not eligible yet, or was a minor league free agent. Those, by the way, via <a href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-free-agents-2016/#J4VOpqKWBWCLeFk0.99">Baseball America</a>, are the following:</p>
<div class="copy-paste-block"><strong>Pitchers: </strong>Dustin Antolin, Jason Berken, Scott Copeland, Wilmer Font, Bobby Korecky, Gregor Mora, Gustavo Pierre, Murphy Smith, John Straka<strong>, </strong>John Anderson<br />
<strong>Catchers: </strong>Wilkin Castillo, Luis Hurtado, Erik Kratz, Ryan Lavarnway</div>
<div class="copy-paste-block"><strong>Infielders: </strong>Casey Kotchman, Jesus Montero<strong>, </strong>David Adams, Andy Fermin, Dickie Joe Thon<strong>, </strong>Matt Dominguez<strong>, </strong>Alexi Casilla, Jio Mier<br />
<strong>Outfielders: </strong>Domonic Brown, Junior Lake, Melky Mesa</div>
<p><em>Lead Photo: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports</em></p>
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