Cabrera, Patton taken in Rule 5 draft

So the source in this case was me watching it. They haven’t updated their tracker as of yet, but hopefully that link will work at some point. The Rockies were otherwise safe in the MLB and AAA phases, I stopped watching after that, but it means Corey Wimberly, Daniel Mayora and Matt Miller were all passed up.

I’m not sure yet about the AA phase, but usually players selected there are just depth fills.

Link:

There are also two minor league phases to the Rule 5 draft: the AAA and AA phase. In addition to setting a 40-man roster, organizations are required to submit a AAA and AA roster of players eligible for the Rule 5 draft. Note that these rosters are larger than regular-season AAA and AA rosters and their composition during this phase is determined by the organizations evaluation of a player, not the player’s current level; the organization will place players they value more highly on the AAA roster.

After the Major League phase, the AAA phase takes place, in which other organizations can pluck players on other teams’ AA rosters. During the AA phase, organizations can take Rule 5-eligible players on neither roster. The minor league Rule 5 draft is primarily a roster-filling exercise and players taken rarely reach the major leagues, not to mention establish themselves as big-league players. Unlike the Major League phase, players drafted in the AAA phase are not required to play at AAA, nor are AA draftees required to play in AA. It costs $12,000 to select a player in the AAA phase and $4,000 in the AA phase.

I’d hate to lose Patton, too, though. A decent middle ground outcome might be if SD or Cincy decide they want to keep the players but can’t hold them on the roster and trade us prospects in areas we’re more deficient in.

He’ll go for that, right?

To correct the typo.

At least 90 days of which have to be active (non-DL). If the Padres decide he’s not going to cut it, they have to waive him (and expose him to being selected by the other 28 teams) before offering him back to the Rockies for $25,000 or working out a trade to keep him and put him in their own minor league system.

Scenario 1) The Friars keep him all year. This implies their team is horrible enough to have a spot for a Single-A player and they’re doomed to the cellar. Few things would make me happier than forcing those whiners from the play-in game to watch their team collapse in the cellar the next two years.
Scenario 2) We get him back.
Everth is a heck of a talent, but at least we have depth at that position. No matter how this turns out, I’ll be happy.