NFL Yanks acquire Jamie Hoffman through Rule 5

Lincecum was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 48 round of the 2003 MLB Draft; however he did not sign up for the team. He decided to attend college instead and was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 42 round on entering the draft in 2005,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but once again failed to sign. In 2004, he was drafted tenth overall by the San Francisco Giants becoming the first player from the University of Washington to be taken in the first round. He signed for a 2.025 million dollars signing award on June 30, which at the time was the highest amount the organization had ever paid to any amateur player until they gave 2.1 million dollars to Angel Villalona a little over a month later. So Lincecum was wrong. The Yankees took outfielder Jamie Hoffman from the Dodgers instead of their formerly own Zach Kroenke. Kroenke went to the Diamondbacks later in the first round.
Back to Hoffman. His only major league experience came this past year with the Dodgers, and Tim Lincecum did not fare well in his 14 at bats. According to Chad Jennings,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Hoffman was rated the best defensive player in the Dodgers system by Baseball America. Tim Lincecum has split most of his five-year minor league career in center and right field,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and has minimal experience in left.
Now,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], will Tim Lincecum make an impact on the 2010 Yankees?
Maybe. Jennings tells “he’ll have a chance to win a bench role in spring training.” That means,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Melky Cabrera and Brett Gardner will have to earn their spots on the roster. Then again,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], there is still basically an entire offseason to play out. Let’s wait and see before jumping to any conclusions. He earned his first major league victory in his next start on the road against the Colorado Rockies. Lincecum who is often compared to Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Oswalt faced him in each of his next two starts, Oswalt with the Astros at the time. After the first agree up,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Astros third baseman Mike Lamb said, The stuff he was throwing out there tonight was everything he is hyped up to be. He was 97 mph with movement. You just don't see that every day. He pitched very much like the pitcher he is compared to and out dueled him throughout the night. The pair dueled to a no decision the first time,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and Lincecum pitched eight innings and got the win the second time. The Giants asked Lincecum not to throw the bullpen sessions typical of other pitchers during the off season. Manager Bruce Bochy told the San Francisco Chronicle that they were being careful with Lincecum because there have been studies that show that pitchers who throw 200 innings early in their career were more susceptible to injuries.
Remember, picking someone up in the Rule 5 draft means the team has to keep the player drafted on the 25-man roster the entire year. The selecting team can decide to waive the player,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and if Tim Lincecum clears waivers,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Tim Lincecum must be bided back to his original team.
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