Per a report from Baseball America, it appears that Barton may in fact not go #1 in the Rule 5 Draft today. Apparently, Tampa is looking for a bullpen arm that can help the major league bullpen. It is not known if Tampa would consider and Cleveland pitchers to fill this need, but more than likely they will look elsewhere.
In any case, it appears highly unlikely that Barton would slip through undrafted and may in fact end up somewhere. The one thing working in the Indians favor here is the knee injury that may scare some teams off, especially after the Ryan Goleski wrist injury last year.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Barton Not Going To Tampa?
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3 comments:
Chris Kline at Baseball America believes the Padres may buy the first pick from the Rays and take Barton.....
Bye from Italy
Barton is close to the perfect 4th OF type that many teams may take a chance. He just does not appear ready for the majors from what I have seen
I've been told by a few his bat is not ready, but as the Cardinals mentioned they understand that and just want someone with versatility and speed in the outfield as a 4th guy. I'd be surprised if he did not stick there.
I wish him the best....great young man. Very quiet. A gentleman.
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