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Blake Sabol was that one I hated to lose during the Rule 5 Draft.

So far this year his line reads: .275 avg, .345 obp, .471 slg, .816 ops, and a 123 ops+
28 Hits, 5 Doubles, 5 HR's, 13 RBI, 11 Runs, 2 Stolen Bases in 34 games while playing catcher and left field fir the Giants.

On the positive side, I am happy with Jose Hernandez who the Pirates picked up in the rule 5. I was actually worried that the Pirates were going to lose Gorski or Malcom Nunez, which I was wrong because no one claimed them. Did the Pirates protect the maximum amount of players? Looking back, I think they could have protected and kept Sabol. Am I wrong on that?