Thursday, December 10, 2009

Cardinals Add A Versatile Lefty In Rule 5 Draft

The St. Louis Cardinals thought about drafting lefty Ben Jukich three years before they actually did.
Cardinal Beat

The Cardinals took lefthanded pitcher Ben Jukich from the Cincinnati Reds organization today in Major League Baseball's Rule 5 draft.
STL Today

The Cardinals lost Minor League pitcher Mike Parisi on Thursday morning when he was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 Draft.
STL Globe-Democrat

The St. Louis Cardinals selected left-handed pitcher Ben Jukich from the Cincinnati Reds organization with the 24th pick of the Major League portion of 2009 Rule 5 Draft. Jukich was 9-6 with a 4.10 ERA in 17 starts for the Reds AAA Louisville club in 2009. The 6-foot-4, 190- pound pitcher appeared in 29 games, threw 123 innings and struck out 106 batters. His minor league career began in 2003, amassing a record of 34-19 with a 3.83 ERA in 469 innings.
Cardinals Official Site

The Cardinals added a pitcher and lost a pitcher in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft on Thursday, but there was a significant difference between the two. St. Louis brought in a left-hander. The Redbirds selected southpaw Ben Jukich from the Reds organization, while the Cubs took right-handed Cards farmhand Mike Parisi.
Cardinals Official Site

The Chicago Cubs today selected right-handed pitcher Michael Parisi from the St. Louis Cardinals in the Major League portion (first round, 12th overall) of the Rule 5 Draft.
Cubs Official Site

In the AAA phase of the Rule 5 draft, the Cardinals select LHP Matt Meyer from the Cleveland organization.
Future Redbirds

St. Louis selects left-handed pitchers Ben Jukich from Cincinnati and Matt Meyer from Cleveland and loses veteran Mike Parisi to the Cubs in Thursday’s Rule 5 Draft.
The Cardinal Nation

A pair of former Quad-Cities minor-leaguers were among the 42 players chosen Thursday in baseball's Rule V draft.
Quad-City Times

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