Comments on: The Cardinals Select Jean Mijares in the AAA Rule V draft

By: Donna

Donna — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:47:39 +0000

Jean lived with me (and 5 other players) last year when he played for the Elizabethton Twins. He started the year as a closer but moved up to a starter as some of our other pitchers went up to Beloit, WI. He did better as a starter, but I don’t know if it was because it was towards the end of the season or that starting suits him better.

By: jjray

jjray — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:05:17 +0000

>>Theortically, selecting a prospect like Mijares means he has a better chance in the Cardinals organization than the Twins one because there’s more opportunity here for him<<

Fair enough logic.

By: Forsch31

Forsch31 — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:03:15 +0000

I think it’s more that once you get past the first 40 players on your team, and then an additional 38 prospects, you wind up with “not much worth left.” You’re down in a talent level where there’s guys who are too young and early in their development to justify bumping somebody out of your own system, but mostly guys who simply aren’t talented enough to move up on their own. If you had the same Rule V requirement for the AAA draft, then nobody would be drafted.

As for the upward mobility….we’re talking about prospects rather than players on the cusp (which is what the Rule V requirement assumes). It’s probably healthier for the player that upward mobility is earned rather than forced. Theortically, selecting a prospect like Mijares means he has a better chance in the Cardinals organization than the Twins one because there’s more opportunity here for him–which is why he was left unprotected by the Twins after they protected their first 78 players.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:12:05 +0000

Amazing what a little Google search can do. He is, in fact, Jose’s little bro.

http://oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4126149

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:09:23 +0000

Can I make the assumption that he’s related to Jose Mijares? Same (former) organization. Here’s hoping he turns out as well as his brother (if in fact, he is).

By: azruavatar

azruavatar — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:21:37 +0000

Thanks for the clarification.

By: jjray

jjray — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:18:15 +0000

Anybody got a link to the rules for the AAA portion of the Rule V draft? That seems odd if you can raid a player from another team and then have no requirement to move him up in the system. Part of the justification for Rule V was to improve upward mobility for players.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:33:50 +0000

There is no requirement that guys taken in the AAA phase remain in AAA or higher. He theoretically could pitch in the Appy league for the Cardinals next year. It is only called the AAA phase as he was not placed on the AAA roster (limit 38) or the 40 man roster.

By: azruavatar

azruavatar — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:14:54 +0000

Sure seems that way unless I’m missing something.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:26:21 +0000

The Twins are big on the guys in their system throwing strikes so it is not surprising he was available.