Rule 5 Draft Update

OK, so I guess they weren't going to have the Nats take Kroenke like reported yesterday. Instead, the Nats picked up Dodgers minor-league outfielder, Jamie Hoffmann, who now will head to the Yankees as part of the Brian Bruney trade.

Here's more from Marc Carig:

Hoffman, who bats from the right side, hit .291 with 10 homers and 64 RBI in 97 minor games mostly at Triple-A Albuquerque. Though he started the year in Double-A, Hoffmann made his big league debut last season and appeared in 14 games for the Dodgers, going 4-for-22 with a homer.

"This guy has some thump," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said.

Hoffmann's success against lefties may fill a need for the Yankees, who just acquired Curtis Granderson, who struggled badly against southpaws last season.

Hoffmann was named the Dodgers best minor league defensive outfielder for the last four seasons. He's also a former hockey player. Here's his Baseball Cube page.

The Yankees did lose two players in the draft, Zack Kroenke to the Nats, and Kanekoa Texeira to the Mariners.