Tigers “draft” Campusano in Rule 5
posted in 2006-07 offseason, roster moves |Actually, per Jason Beck, the Brewers drafted Ed Campusano for the Tigers in exchange for cash. All the same rules apply to the pick as if Detroit made it itself.
Campusano is a lefty reliever formerly of the Cubs organization who’ll be trying to make the Tigers bullpen. A then 23-year-old, he pitched in A and AA with an ERA less than 2 at both stops, a high strikeouts per nine (12.70 in AA) and low walks per nine (2.38). He gave up two home runs in about 52 innings of work.
Sounds like a pretty cheap way to go about plugging that LOOGY situation. If he doesn’t work out, it was a very cheap investment to see.
Update 2: Beck’s story.
Update 1: Yankees took former Toledo DH Josh Phelps. Looks like Big Stein likes the Tigers’ minor league system. He was most recently in Baltimore’s organization after signing in November, so that was a short stay. The Tigers lost Cristhian Martinez, a Tommy-John slowed starting pitcher in the low minors, to the Florida Marlins in the minor league portion of the draft.
Update 3: More Rule 5 Coverage from Baseball America, hat-tip to Baseball Prospectus’ blog, Unfiltered.
Update 4: Yes I know the updates aren’t in the right order, that’s just where I chose to put em!
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[...] So the Tigers arrived needing little. They grabbed their lefty reliever need in the Rule 5 draft. And they left a happy club. Actually, the best part about this offseason has been the total lack of Detroit doing anything, or even needing to do anything. [...]