Here is the
breakdown of season 36 Rule 5 Draft, including rankings based on players
performance after the 1st season of the draft.
Rankings After 1st Season of Draft
10. Al
Craig 9. Lon Nation
8. Jack Curtis 7. Buddy Peacock 6.
Joaquin Candelaria 5. Manny Medina 4.
Rafael Lee 3. Gonzalez Montero 2. Mayckol Klassen 1.
Paxton Leonard
Rankings after 20 Seasons
10. Joaquin
Candelaria – 1st/LF- Drafted 16th JC burst onto the scene with a pretty solid
rookie season. 9 homers, 14 steals, batted a solid 271 all while playing a very
good 1st base. After that
didn’t get much of a chance to play, getting 200 more AB’s hitting 9 homers and
stealing 5 bases
9. Lon Nation – SU-
Selected first, Nation had two pretty solid seasons to begin his career,
5-1 in his rookie season, then 14 saves over 132 Innings in his sophomore
season. Would only pitch 91 more innings with an ERA over 7 after that.
8. Manny Medina- SS-
Medina had kicked around the majors for a few season before getting
selected 13th in the Rule 5 draft.
He played solid defense at SS that season as well as hitting 16 homers
and driving in 62 Runs, Only batted .219 that season and struck out 146 times
to 9 Walks. Would only play parts of three seasons after that hitting just 5 more
homers.
7. Aderlin Colin – LR-
After going almost unnoticed his first two seasons in the majors Ad
found some success in Salem. Over his
three seasons with them he averaged about 90 innings, with his best season being
his final in the Majors as he went 8-3 with a 3.97 ERA. Finished his career with 154 games and over
300 innings
6. Rafael Lee – LF/1st- For his career was mostly used as a pinch
runner and defensive sub at 1st base and Left Field, duties he was
perfectly suited for. Stole 53 bases in his 4 year career and was only caught 5
times. Was a positive defender at LF and
1st making 10 + plays for his career.
5. Al Craig – SU- By
no means a great career pitcher. But he did have one great season, ’39, when he
went 12-4 with 4 saves in 139 innings striking out 103 batters.
4. Gonzalez Montero – CLO-
Again not a great pitcher, he did have back to back seasons in which he
saved 24 games and 17 games. Over that time his ERA was about 5.50.
3. Paxton Leonard –SU-
Did not have the career peaks like Montero and Craig did, but hung
around long enough to have a better overall career. 171 games 318 IP with a
respectable 4.67 ERA. Best season was in
the draft year when he went 4-3 with a 3.53 ERA
2. Buddy Peacock- SU- The third last player selected, I have
him ranked 7th after the first season. Worked all the way up to #2
thanks to being a very solid workhorse arm out of the bullpen, even spending a
few seasons as an opener. In ’43 saved 13 games in 15 chances while pitching to
a 3.88 ERA
1. Mayckol Klassen – C-Since this was a pretty thin draft
Klassen was the best player after the first year and the best player and the
end of his career. The rare catcher who could steal a base (72 for his career
with a high of 16). Also won a Gold
Glove in ’40, his best offensive season
when he hit 14 homers to go with 26 doubles and 2 triples.
