Phils Take P Mosebach in Rule 5 Draft

by dajafi on Dec 11, 2008 5:17 PM EST

More less-than-earthshaking news from the last day of the Winter Meetings:

The Phillies have drafted right-hander Robert Mosebach with the 26th overall pick in the Rule 5 draft. Mosebach, 24, went 9-12 with a 4.62 ERA in 29 starts last season for the Angels' Class AA team.

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In the minor-league phase of the Rule 5 draft, the Phillies selected second baseman Kyle Haines from the Giants' organization and speedy outfielder Javis Diaz from the Padres' organization. They lost catcher John Suomi to the Royals and right-handers Brett Harker and Ron Hill to the Marlins.

Spoke with Phillies pro scouting coordinator Mike Ondo about Mosebach. He said the Phillies got good reports on him during the Arizona Fall League. Mosebach has been a starter throughout his career, but he was used as a reliever in Arizona and his velocity and command were improved. Probably a long shot for Mosebach to make the Phillies out of spring training, and thus, he could be offered back to the Angels. But the Phillies believe he has enough potential to give him a shot.

In the AzFL, Mosebach went 0-1 with a 4.76 ERA. In 5 2/3 innings, he allowed 10 hits and 2 walks--that's a WHIP of 2.12--and 8 runs, only 3 of which were earned, and struck out 4. Maybe those four strikeouts were really impressive, though...

There was some concern that AA outfielder Jeremy Slayden might be lost in today's draft, but Slayden was not selected. The 26 year-old Slayden is probably comparable to Greg Dobbs in terms of numbers, with maybe a bit more power and a bit less average.

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Not a good strikeout rate in AA.

by taco pal on Dec 11, 2008 7:12 PM EST reply actions

88 in 177.1 IP to be precise.

by taco pal on Dec 11, 2008 7:12 PM EST up reply actions

Kendrick 2

Electric Boogaloo

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WHY CAN'T US?

by WholeCamels on Dec 11, 2008 7:29 PM EST up reply actions

Actually, the more I look at this, he might be Condrey 2: Electric Boogaloo. Witness a sampling of their career stats…

Mosebach (MiLB): 54.4% GB, 5.11 K/9, 2.67 BB/9
Condrey (MLB): 50.7% GB, 5.10 K/9, 3.15 BB/9

It’s certainly comparing apples to oranges since Mosebach’s are all minor league numbers, while Condrey’s are all major league numbers. But at the very least, Mosebach looks like a similar type of pitcher. Who knows — maybe he can go ahead and have a nice little career for himself as a long reliever, much like Condrey has. Not that I’m thrilled by the possibility, but it was worth mentioning, I thought.

by PhillyFriar on Dec 11, 2008 9:40 PM EST up reply actions

BP on the pick

“This was a curious pick, to put it kindly. Sure, he gets ground balls, a quality that may have gone from underrated to overrated in the past few years, but at the same time he’s coming off of a year in which the Texas League hit .305 against him while he struck out less than one batter for every two innings pitched. I have no idea what the logic is that he even might be able to succeed in the majors, and I don’t want to know it.”

by David S. Cohen on Dec 12, 2008 12:15 PM EST reply actions