The Athletics and No. 10 overall pick Michael Choice have agreed on a $2 million bonus. Choice becomes just the 11th of 32 first-rounders to sign this summer, and the first since the Angels landed Chevez Clarke on July 2. Choice's bonus is more than MLB's recommendation of $1.836 million for the No. 2 pick, making [...]
Evan Grant, who works for the Dallas Morning News and is Baseball America's Rangers correspondent, reports that Texas has signed second-round pick Cody Buckel for $590,000. MLB's estimated bonus recommendation for Buckel's No. 72 slot is $506,700. The only player to have completed a deal further above MLB guidelines is Cubs second-rounder Reggie Golden, who signed [...]
The Blue Jays and second-round pick Kellen Sweeney have agreed to terms on a $600,000 bonus. Sweeney signed for $69,900 more than MLB's estimated recommendation for the No. 69 overall pick, making his bonus the second-highest over slot so far this summer. The Cubs signed second-rounder Reggie Golden for $720,000 at No. 65, $157,500 above [...]
The Cubs have signed second-round pick Reggie Golden for $720,000. The 65th overall pick, he received a bonus worth $157,500 more than MLB's recommendation for his draft position, making his the biggest of the known above-slot deals to date. An outfielder from Wetumpka (Ala.) High, Golden is a right fielder with five-tool potential.
I just finished putting together our annual bonuses vs. estimated MLB slots chart, which subscribers can access here. MLB recommends specific bonuses for every pick in the first five rounds. With less than a month remaining before the Aug. 16 signing deadline, just eight players have received bonuses worth more than the estimated MLB guidelines: Justin O'Conner, [...]
Clemson outfielder/quarterback Kyle Parker, who became the first player in NCAA to hit 20 homers and throw 20 touchdown passes in the same academic year, will play both sports for at least another season. Selected by the Rockies with the 26th overall pick in the 2010 baseball draft, Parker is scheduled to report to Clemson's football [...]
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The final 2010 Milwaukee Brewers Area Code tryouts were held July 15 at Westmont College in Montecito, Calif., near Santa Barbara. Yesterday’s event blended the best players from separate previous workouts in Northern and Southern California. During the regional Brewer Area Code tryouts, numerous rumblings have been heard from scouts and [...]
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF.—On July 6-7, the Milwaukee Brewers held their Area Code Games tryout for Southern California high school prospects at Westmont College in Montecito, Calif. This year’s talent pool was definitely on the narrow side. One reason for the paucity of outstanding players is the current excess of prep showcases. For instance, outfielder/lefthander Daniel [...]
Texas A&M righthander Barret Loux, the No. 6 overall pick by the Diamondbacks in the 2010 draft, has failed a team physical, reports Baseball America correspondent Jack Magruder of FOXSportsArizona.com. Sources with knowledge of the situation told Magruder that the physical revealed a shoulder issue. Another source mentioned fraying in Loux' labrum. Jerry DiPoto, Arizona's interim general [...]
Matt Szczur already had one of the more intriguing backgrounds among 2010 draftees. Now the Cubs fifth-round pick has one of the most interesting contracts as well. Szczur, a Villanova outfielder who officially signed a $100,000 bonus deal with the Cubs on July 2, is also a star wide receiver who helped the Wildcats win the [...]
Baseball America has confirmed that UCLA righthander Erik Goeddel has agreed to terms with the Mets, who drafted him as a 24th-round pick. A source with knowledge of the deal said that Goeddel's bonus was significantly more than the $150,000 maximum MLB recommends for picks after the fifth round. BA has been unable to confirm [...]
The Angels have signed two of their three first-round picks, East Coweta High (Sharpsburg, Ga.) righthander Cam Bedrosian for $1.116 million and Marietta (Ga.) High outfielder Chevez Clarke for $1.089 million. Bedrosian, the No. 29 selection, and Clarke, the No. 30 choice, both received $9,000 above MLB's estimated 2009 recommendations for their draft slots. Cook High [...]
Baseball America took some video of several top 2011 high school prospects at some recent summer showcases, so here is your first look at a few of them. The first is lefthander Daniel Norris from Science Hill High in Johnson City, Tenn. At the Perfect Game National Showcase, Norris was 92-94 mph with his fastball and [...]
They saved the best for last this year at PG National. After more than 50 hours spent at Tropicana Field over four days, the scouts that hung around for the final day must have been excited to see Science Hill High (Johnson City, Tenn.) lefthander Daniel Norris. Norris pitched the third and fourth inning of [...]
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