Rule 5 Draft/2007
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The 2007 Rule 5 Draft (held on December 6, 2007) saw Tampa Bay active as an agent for another team in the Major League phase, buyers in the Triple-A phase, and with only one player lost.
Picks involving the Devil Rays
| Phase | Pick | Player | Pos. | Picked By | Picked From | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 1 | Tim Lahey | P | Tampa Bay | Minnesota | Immediately traded to Chicago (NL) for cash.[1] |
| MLB | 2 | Evan Meek | P | Pittsburgh | Tampa Bay | Traded to Pittsburgh for cash on May 14, 2008 in lieu of accepting his return from the Pirates.[2] |
| Triple-A | 1 | Rashad Eldridge | OF | Tampa Bay | Minnesota | Played for Double-A Montgomery in 2008. Retained by the Rays at the end of the season.[3] |
| Triple-A | 20 | Julio Puentes | P | Tampa Bay | Houston | Appeared in only one game for Advanced-Rookie Princeton in 2008. Released by the Rays at the end of the season.[4] |
| Triple-A | 31 | Jose Mejias | P | Tampa Bay | New York (AL) | Played for Single-A Columbus in 2008. Retained by the Rays at the end of the season.[5] |
References
- "Rule 5 Draft 2007". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. http://www.milb.com/milb/events/winter_meetings/y2007/index.jsp?mc=rule5. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- "2007 Rule 5 Draft List". usatoday.com. USA Today. December 6, 2007. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2007-12-06-rule5-list_N.htm. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ↑ Muskat, Carrie (December 6, 2007). "Cubs trade for top Rule 5 pick Lahey". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. http://mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071206&content_id=2319553&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ↑ Topkin, Marc (May 14, 2008). "Another bite of the apple?". tampabay.com. St. Petersburg Times. http://stg.tampabay.com/blogs/rays/content/another-bite-apple. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ↑ Long, Stacy (April 3, 2009). "Eldridge returning to Biscuits". Biscuit Crumbs. Montgomery Advertiser. http://stacylong.blogspot.com/2009/04/eldridge-returning-to-biscuits.html. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ↑ Eddy, Matt (February 23, 2009). "Minor League Transactions". baseballamerica.com. Baseball America. http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2009/02/minor-league-transactions-92/. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Jose Angel Mejias Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=mejias002jos. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
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