https://www.mlb.com/news/rule-5-draft-eligible-prospects-for-each-team-2021?partnerId=zh-20211126-508758-mlb-1-A&qid=1026&utm_id=zh-20211126-508758-mlb-1-A&bt_ee=njrD8PgjQBEASJ2DZE67WoLO1FPg1pzwGadxjtK0DUn6DIspWH5s16lpZLJlLFEq&bt_ts=1637935226901Identifies Tim Cate as the top target for other teams among the Nats available guys. Since he uses a left arm and has a nice curveball, maybe he's the kind of guy a team could spot in for a year from the bullpen, then hope to develop him?
Since we have the 5th pick in the Rule 5 draft, these seem to be 5 guys on the list from other teams who jump off the page for me. I considered a few pitchers with better stuff, but stuck more with high floor guys. As for position guys, I looked for guys who could be back up infielders who could also play the OF to give some position flexibility.
Blue Jays: Samad Taylor, 2B/OF (No. 17) hit well in AA and can run, but has a K problem. Sounds a bit like Ian Desmond.
Tigers: Garrett Hill, RHP (unranked on Tigers Top 30) Good numbers in High A, AA, and AFL this year, combined 120 K in < 90 innings. 3 pitches but not amazing. Starter in minors, but maybe a long guy / spot starter next year if drafted. A Fedde/Voth with options after 2022.
Rockies: Tommy Doyle, RHP (unranked on Rockies Top 30) Former UVA closer with some success in the minors and a couple of pitches coming off an injury. Even made it to the majors. If the injury checks out, then could be a piece in the pen.
Brewers: Korry Howell, OF/SS/3B (No. 15) If Taylor is Desmond, this guy sounds like Danny Espinosa with Trea Turner speed. 70 on the FG scouting report, with good raw power that showed up in A+ this year, and the potential to be an above average fielder. K rate is just too high, but if we don't go for a Harrison type as a backup infielder, this guy comfortably can fill in a year as a multi-position back up who can pinch run, crush the occasional one as a PH, and then spend 2023 back in the minors refining his hitting. Downside would be whether a year in the majors would set him further back as a hitter.
A’s: Brady Feigl, RHP (No. 24) - Made it as high as AAA last year, but pitched most of the year in AA. Again, no blow you away fastball, but 3 pitches that project as MLB average and near that now, and good command [per FG, per MLB.com he has 4]. As MLB puts it, "He’s proven durable, so a team needing starting pitching depth or a swingman could give Feigl a shot, kind of like the Royals did with Brad Keller back in 2017." Again, sounds like a Fedde / Voth replacement.