Gomez Lost in Rule 5 Draft

External Since: Aug 09, 2004 Posts: 625

Let me get this straight. The Orioles sign utility infielder to a
$850K contract last week, and then leave him unprotected in the Rule 5
draft, losing him to Philadelphia?

Not that he's any great loss, but it kind of makes you wonder what the
heck they were thinking in signing him in the first place.

--
Lance

"I've had pretty good success with Stan (Musial) by
throwing him my best pitch and backing up third."
- Carl Erskine

External Since: Dec 06, 2004 Posts: 7

The Orioles mistake was that they announced the deal BEFORE the Rule 5
draft. Washington Nats did not announce the deals for Hammonds and
Cordero because of these. In fact, the Orioles may be trying to
re-acquire Gomez.