Miami Marlins Selected Contracts Prior to 2013 Rule 5 Draft

The Miami Marlins selected the contracts of Angel Sanchez and Jose Urena from Class A Advanced Jupiter and Grant Dayton, Michael Brady, J. T. Realmuto and Brent Keys from Double A Jacksonville and placed them on the Marlins 40 man roster. The move was made to protect the players from the upcoming Rule 5 draft on December 12. It is interesting to see which players an organization values as it moves the draft eligible players under the protective roster umbrella.

RHP Sanchez split 2013 between Class A Great Lakes, Class A Advanced Rancho Cucamonga and Jupiter. He was traded to the Marlins in July. He was 2-7, 4.88 ERA, 70 K, 1.50 WHIP in 72.0 IP over 14 games at Great Lakes, was 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 12 K, 1.11 WHIP in 9.0 IP over 2 games at Rancho Cucamonga and was 4-3, 3.22 ERA, 42 K, 1.31 WHIP in 50.1 IP over 10 games at Jupiter. He originally signed with the Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 2010 out of the Dominican Republic. Sanchez will be 24 on November 28.

RHP Urena pitched in 2013 at Jupiter. He was 10-7, 3.73 ERA, 107 K, 1.18 WHIP in 149.2 IP over 27 games. He originally signed with the Marlins in 2008 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Urena turned 22 on September 12.

LHP Dayton pitched in 2013 at Jacksonville. He was 4-4, 2.37 ERA, 56 K, 1.18 WHIP, 1 SV in 38.0 IP over 30 games. He was originally drafted by the Marlins in the 11th round in 2010. Dayton will be 26 on November 25.

RHP Brady pitched in 2013 at Jacksonville. He was 2-2, 1.53 ERA, 55 K, 0.96 WHIP, 23 SV in 53.0 IP over 49 games. He was originally drafted by the Marlins in the 24th round in 2009. Brady turned 26 on March 21.

Realmuto is a catcher who played in 2013 at Jacksonville. He hit .239/.310/.353 with 5 HR, 39 RBI, 41 R, 9 SB in 106 games. He was originally drafted by the Marlins in the third round in 2010. Realmuto turned 22 on March 18.

Keys is an outfielder who split 2013 between Class A Advanced Jupiter and Jacksonville. He hit .346/.418/.399 with 2 HR, 33 RBI, 57 R, 13 SB in 95 games at Jupiter and hit .281/.378/.281 with 0 HR, 0 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB in 8 games at Jacksonville. He was originally drafted by the Marlins in the 17th round in 2009. Keys turned 23 on July 14.