Rule 5 results and analysis

Wow, who would have thought bad news in the Rule 5 draft would seem insignificant.

Here is how the Indians fared today in the Rule 5 draft:

Major League phase

Round 1

10. Mets: RHP Kyle Dowdy (Indians)

Triple-A phase

Round 1
12. Angels: RHP Matt Esparza (Indians)
19. Indians: LHP Yapson Gomez (Cubs)  

Round 2
32. Indians: 1B Wilson Garcia (Orioles)

41. A's: 1B Anthony Miller (Indians)

Round 4
42. Rays: RHP Hector Figueroa (Indians) 

On the surface this doesn't appear to be a great loss.   We kept Oscar Gonzalez, Dalbert Siri and others.  We could have lost more.  Sad to see Esparza go.  

Still, in the big scheme of things, this was minor news today.  

One silver lining: the penny-pinching Indians will come out in the black today as they will bring in more for the players they lost than for the players they brought in...at least in the Rule 5 draft.

In my opinion the Indians are not the best at roster management in anticipation of the Rule 5 and I am talking more about their AAA reserve list than their major league roster.   Still, if this is all they lost this year they certainly appear to have limited the damage.   I guess we should be happy for small victories like this.  OK, I will take my tongue out of my cheek now.