Minor League Rule 5 Draft

The Pirates lost 5 players in the AAA phase of the Rule 5 Draft.

Chris Demaria, rhp - 23, A-, 2.94 ERA, 79.2 IP, 62 H, 5 HR, 101 K, 20 BB
Henry Owens, rhp - 25, A+, 4.28 ERA, 54.2 IP, 46 H, 4 HR, 49 K, 26 BB
Sean Smith, of - 21, A-, 95 AB .274/.355/.484
Christian Herrera, ss - 22, A+, 86 AB, .198/.268/.279
Julio Guerrero, rhp - 23, A+, 5.63 ERA, 96 IP, 125 H, 12 HR, 59 K, 19 BB

No real big loss, but I would have like to see the Pirates give Smith a
better chance.

The Pirates also claimed a couple of players in the AAA phase.
Richard Acosta, rhp - 20, A-, 4.94 ERA, 27.1 IP, 29 H, 3 HR, 26 K, 7 BB
Felipe Garcia, rhp - 21, A+, 6.00 ERA, 12 IP, 18 H, 0 HR, 10 K, 8 BB

Sean