"...am assuming (for now) Roster Resources is accurate in identifying player who'll be Rule 5 eligible for the first time."
No more assumptions with regards to RR. The error on Arauz I noted previously should have been an immediate red flag to check their work on other players and particularly the international signees. Updating from the work I did for the 2018 Rule 5 draft thread, the following 4 categories have to be considered when evaluating potential 2019 protectees:
Category
1. A HS draftee taken in 2015 or earlier: none
2. A college draftee taken in 2016 or earlier: Bailey, Dawson, Adcock, Toro, Wrenn, Nick Hernandez, Hartman, Donato, Benedetti, Ryne Birk, LaRue, De Goti, Colin McKee, Jones, Robinson, Manea <1>
3. IFAs aged 16-18 at signing who inked a contract in Aug 2015 or earlier: Urdaneta, Yeuris Ramirez, E. Valdez, Humberto Castellanos, L. Rodriguez, Paredes, Rosado, Felipe Tejada <2>
4. IFAs aged 19 and older at signing who inked a contract in Aug 2016 or earlier: Anibal Sierra, Yohan Ramirez, Jose Bravo, Ronel Blanco, Carlos Sierra, Alfredo Angarita <3> <4>
<1>Problem #1 to fix is that Nick Hernandez, Ryne Birk and Colin McKee need to be added since RR failed to include them.
<2>Problem #2 to fix is that Yeuris Ramirez, Humberto Castellanos and Felipe Tejada need to be added since RR also failed to include them.
<3>Problem #3 to fix is that Anibal Sierra, Yohan Ramirez, Jose Bravo, Carlos Sierra and Alfredo Angarita need to be added since again RR failed to include them.
<4>Problem #4 to fix is certainly the biggest name of all and involves the incorrect inclusion rather than incorrect exclusion. That would be Yordan Alvarez. Alvarez was signed by the Dodgers on June 15, 2016. That was a mere 12 days away from his birthday. A birthday on which he would have turned 19. So he instead falls into Category 3 (age 16-18 at signing) which means he still has one more year before becoming subject to the Rule 5.
So the corrected list with the 60 players who have an R5 bullseye on them...
RHP Brandon Bailey
RHP Ronel Blanco
RHP Akeem Bostick
RHP Jose Bravo
RHP Humberto Castellanos
RHP Chad Donato
RHP Justin Ferrell
RHP Ralph Garza
RHP Jose Hernandez
RHP Nick Hernandez
RHP Cristian Javier
RHP Carson LaRue
RHP Brendan McCurry
RHP Colin McKee
RHP Enoli Paredes
RHP Hansel Paulino
RHP Erasmo Pinales
RHP Yohan Ramirez
RHP Leovanny Rodriguez
RHP Cesar Rosado
RHP Abdiel Saldana
RHP Carlos Sanabria
RHP Edgardo Sandoval
RHP Carlos Sierra
RHP Cy Sneed
RHP Felipe Tejada
RHP Gabriel Valdez
LHP Brett Adcock
LHP Kent Emanuel
LHP Ryan Hartman
LHP Carlos Hiraldo
LHP Alex Winkelman
C Oscar Campos
C Ruben Castro
C Scott Manea
C Jamie Ritchie
C Chuckie Robinson
1B Taylor Jones
3B Abraham Toro
SS Jonathan Arauz
SS Anibal Sierra
SS Miguelangel Sierra
INF Alfredo Angarita
INF Ryne Birk
INF Juan Pineda
INF Yeuris Ramirez
INF Nick Tanielu
INF Ronaldo Urdaneta
INF Enmanuel Valdez
UTIL Alex De Goti
UTIL Osvaldo Duarte
UTIL Jack Mayfield
UTIL Antonio Nunez
OF Carmen Benedetti
OF Ronnie Dawson
OF Bryan De La Cruz
OF Carlos Machado
OF Hector Martinez
OF Andy Pineda
OF Stephen Wrenn
Bold = Rule 5 eligible for first time
Remind me to shoot myself if I ever cite RR again. MLBTR owns and/or is affiliated with RR but the accuracy of one certainly doesn't extend to the other.
