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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Lohud: Yankees take right hander in Rule 5

In this morning’s Rule 5 draft, the Yankees took RHP Brad Meyers from the Nationals.

The Yankees lost no one.
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UPDATE, 10:23 a.m.: There’s a report from Kansas City that the Royals have traded their pick, LHP Cesar Cabral out of the Red Sox system, to the Yankees.

I have to say I know nothing about either player.  I’d assume Cabral is an ace-in-training given his prior organization, but I’ll post their CAIRO projections in a minute.

Here you go.

mlbamid	Last	First	Age	Team	Lg	Role	G	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BF	RA	ERA	FIP	WAR
455122	Meyers	Brad	27	NYA	AL	SP	22	22	8	6	125	140	67	61	15	25	83	524	4.80	4.42	3.98	1.9
501627	Cabral	Cesar	23	NYA	AL	RP	50	2	4	4	76	87	47	43	7	35	52	340	5.55	5.13	4.39	0.0

Meyers doesn’t have overpowering velocity, but has very good control.

Fastball: Sits in the 92-94 mph range at times, but he sits comfortably in the 89-91 mph range with some nice sink

Full scouting report here.

Sounds like a Darrell Rasner type, and profiles similarly.  That’s not a bad thing to have around for depth at the very least.  I think the CAIRO may be a little optimistic, but seems like he’s a nice gamble to take.

Cabral was taken in them 2010 Rule 5 draft by Tampa Bay before being returned to Boston, so he’s apparently someone who’s interesting as a lefty arm out of the bullpen (where he’s pitched the last two years).  His projection isn’t great, but he appears to have decent stuff.

Scouting Report: Lefty with a solid frame and a smooth delivery. Pitches exclusively from the stretch. Fastball sits between 88-92 mph and tops out at 95 mph. Secondary pitches include an excellent 81-83 mph circle changeup, a mid-70s slurvey curveball, and a sharp 79-82 mph slider. Gets a lot of swings and misses with his changeup, which has nice downward movement

Full scouting report here.

In other news.

Foxsports:Source: Darvish to be posted Thursday

Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish will be posted on Thursday, taking the first step toward pitching in the majors next season, according to a source familiar with his plans.

Early Thursday, Darvish confirmed on his blog that he will use the system. ‘‘I have decided to use the posting system,’’ he wrote. ‘‘I wanted to tell my fans directly, so that is why I am posting this on my blog.’‘

The sudden availability of Darvish, a potential top-of-the-rotation starter, will be a major attraction for clubs frustrated by the lack of elite starters in this year’s free-agent market and the high asking prices on quality pitchers in trades.

Also.

Jon Heyman’s Twitter: [C.J.] Wilson signs with angels $75M 5 yrs

That Wilson deal looks like a bargain.  I’m a bit surprised no one else would go beyond that. Seems like a better value than what Darvish is eventually going to cost for probably similar production.

Yahoo! Tim Brown: Pujols agrees to terms with Angels on landmark deal.

Pujols should fill the massive hole left by trading Jeff Mathis.