Sorry... they're already gone! A number of rookies (and some veterans) managed to survive all the way through the Trading Deadline. It's not easy -- out of 65 ineligible players drafted, about half (32) are still on rosters.
Here are the guys you'll be crossing off your list, should they get protected:
- SS Elvis Andrus (VAN) .254/.316/.344, 19 SB
- P Andrew Brackman (BR) Struggling in A-Ball (1-10, 6.16 ERA, 1.70 WHIP)
- P Madison Bumgarner (AMI) 7-1, 1.56 ERA... but in Double-A
- P Trevor Cahill (AMI) 6-8, 4.50 ERA, 1.45 WHIP
- P Chris Carpenter (DC) Comeback Player of the Year? 8-3, 2.26 ERA, 0.91 WHIP
- OF Nelson Cruz (AMI) .270/.335/.550, 23 HR and 54 RBI
- P Neftali Feliz (SAR) 3.44 ERA, 1.27 WHIP in Triple-A
- OF Dexter Fowler (HIL) .257/.359/.389, 23 SB
- SS Rafael Furcal (MAR) .255/.327/.354
- P Yovani Gallardo (PHI) Picking up where he left off -- 3.28 ERA, 1.26 WHIP
- 3B Mat Gamel (HIL) .239/.336/.407 in 131 PA
- OF Brett Gardner (MAR) .278/.353/.397, 19 SB
- DH Travis Hafner (BR) .284/.380/.516, but only 179 PA
- P Tommy Hanson (DC) 16th pick is paying off: 5-0, 3.00 ERA, 1.27 WHIP
- P Phil Hughes (SAR) 3.63 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, but needs 3 more starts to be SP
- 1B Nick Johnson (DC) .305/.415/.421, and has stayed healthy for 393 PA!
- 1B Matt LaPorta (CAR) Back in minors after hitting .190/.286/.286
- OF Cameron Maybin (DC) Back in minors after hitting .202/.280/.310
- P Andrew McCutchen (BR) .296/.351/.458, 9 SB, 0 CS
- P Rick Porcello (NJ) New Jersey native is 9-6, 4.40 ERA, 1.49 WHIP
- C Jorge Posada (NWK) .282/.369/.517 in 244 PA
- P David Price (LV) 3-4, 4.86 ERA, 1.64 WHIP in 10 starts
- OF Colby Rasmus (SAR) .265/.315/.450, 11 HR, 34 RBI
- 1B/3B Pablo Sandoval (BR) .322/.371/.551, but only 3 games at catcher so far
- P Max Scherzer (HIL) 5-6, 3.86 ERA, 1.375 WHIP, 103 K in 100.1 IP
- 1B Justin Smoak (SAR) Struggling after promotion to Triple-A (.133/.243/.233)
- P John Smoltz (NWK) End of the road? 1-3, 6.31 ERA, 1.44 WHIP
- OF Travis Snider (NJ) .242/.292/.394 in 108 PA
- P Steven Strasburg (PHI) Still hasn't signed with the Nationals
- C Matt Wieters (SAR) Not in the HOF yet... .244/.301/.374
- P Jordan Zimmermann (CAR) Now on DL... 4.63 ERA, 1.36 WHIP in 16 starts
- P Joel Zumaya (NJ) 4.94 ERA, 1.81 WHIP in 29 appearances... and back on DL
4 comments :
Half of those guys probably won't survive the cut (and probably shouldn't even still be on their respective rosters). There are probably a bunch of guys that will retain "prospect" status and will still be kept despite not being useful in 2010 (Strasburg comes to mind here).
Some of these guys though were real finds though - Carpenter and Johnson are an excellent example of not forgetting about the veterans who are ineligible. (smoltz doesn't help this case though)
Don't forget Gorgeous Georgie Posada!
What, no nod to Helton and his monster OPS vs righties?
Helton was eligible last year, so he doesn't qualify for this list
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