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minorleaguenews.com - 12/13/2008

Rule-V (Rule 5) Draft 2008

— minorleaguenews.com — For a handful of players, the Rule-V Draft shakes up the depth chart and gives them a... shot at moving up in a new major league farm system. (more) Rule-V (Rule 5) Draft 2008

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bucsdugout.com - 12/12/2008

Rule 5 Roundup: Pirates Take Donald Veal, Lose Kyle Bloom

— bucsdugout.com — The Pirates took Cubs starter Donald Veal with the fourth pick in the Rule 5 draft today.... Veal looked like an excellent prospect after dominating Classes A and A+ in 2006, but he has always struggled with control, and those struggles bit him badly in ... (more) Rule 5 Roundup: Pirates Take Donald Veal, Lose Kyle Bloom

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beyondtheboxscore.com - 12/11/2008

Regarding Donald Veal

— beyondtheboxscore.com — Marc Hulet did an excellent job at Baseball Analysts covering the tantalizing Rule 5 pitching options. One... I want to cover today is Cubs lefty Donald Veal. If memory serves right, it wasn't too long ago people were calling him the next Dontrelle ... (more) Regarding Donald Veal

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Winter Meetings 2008: Dealing with a Deadline
ChicagoCubsOnline.com — ... The Winter Meetings conclude on Thursday with the Rule 5 Draft and the Cubs are expected to lose Donald Veal. Here's the rest from the Day Three of the Winter Meetings....plus, are the Cubs interested in Chone Figgins? ...

Links: December 11, 2008
MVN RSS — The Pirates traded Ronny Paulino to the Philadelphia Phillies last evening in exchange for catching prospect Jason Jaramillo. Paulino was clearly not in management's long-term plans. Jaramillo, 26, played under John Russell at Triple-A Ottawa and is expected to compete with Robinzon Diaz and perhaps free agent Raul Chavez for the backup catcher's job in spring training. Via MLB Trade Rumors, Neal Huntington is also reportedly near a deal with free agent utility infielder Ramon Vazquez, who appeared in 105 games with the Texas Rangers last season. Vazquez, 32, hit .290/.365/.430 in a career year and can cover every infield spot competently. In ...

Donald (Donnie) Veal it is
MVN RSS — The Pirates today made a selection in the major league portion of the Rule 5 draft and it wasn't a name that either of us had been throwing around. They selected Donald Veal, a big left-handed pitcher from the Chicago Cubs organization. Instead of trying to focus on who was available at the time and so forth, let's just get into a little about Veal. Name: Donald Veal Age: 24 Height: 6-4 Weight: 230 Throws: Left Drafted: Second round of 2005 draft Here is his player page, and two very good features on him -- one, two. My first thoughts are that I actually love the pick. Veal is a potential ...

Pirates Top Prospects Rundown
Three River Sports — The 2009 MLB season kicks off in 2009, but really for most Pirate fans this season isn't going to be about contending or trying to get over the .500 mark, because I just really can't see that happening. No, for most intelligent baseball-watching folks, this year will be progress. Seeing progress in the organization that hints that maybe our despair is slowly coming to an end. That maybe some of these young players currently with the major league club are guys we could see playing important roles for good baseball teams. And perhaps most important of all, that some of the top prospects in our minor league system are progressing and will be able to have a major impact on the PBC in the ...