Eric Wood Listed Among Top Available Rule 5 Players

Source: http://ift.tt/1dRjk6h --- Monday, November 21, 2016
Baseball America posted a list of some of the top available players in the Rule 5 draft. Third baseman Eric Wood made the list of 12 players due to his solid season in Altoona during the regular season and in the Arizona Fall League, which just wrapped up on Saturday. BA will usually post a bigger list as the draft approaches, but for now, Wood is the only player from the Pirates on the list. He finished up his AFL season with a .330/.388/.489 slash line in 23 games, giving him the eighth best OPS in the league. We talked about Wood's season, future and Rule 5 chances in our AFL recap over the weekend. J.J. Cooper also mentioned that Wood is headed to the Dominican, where he will play winter ball. That will give teams another look at him against competition slightly better than the AFL.... This content is for Pirates Prospects subscribers only. Subscribers get access to all of our daily articles on the Pirates and their minor league system, with live coverage throughout the system on a daily basis. Our lowest rates are $2.22 per month under our Top Prospect Plan, which also gets you a FREE copy of the 2016 Prospect Guide. Subscribe today to access all of our daily coverage of the Pirates' system . If you're already a member, you can log in below. If you think you're receiving this message in error, please e-mail tim@piratesprospects.com. ...

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