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Longtime Scout LaMacchia Dies
Date: Thu, Sep 16, 2010
Al LaMacchia, a former big league pitcher and longtime scout who helped lay the foundation for the Blue Jays' back-to-back World Series titles in 1992-93, died Wednesday at age 89. LaMacchia, who scouted most recently for the Dodgers, had a career that spanned eight decades working in the game. LaMacchia made an impact on several [...]
Top 50 Bonuses Vs. Top 50 Slots, 2010
Date: Mon, Aug 30, 2010
How out of touch are MLB's slot recommendations with what draftees actually receive? We stacked up the top 50 bonuses paid in the 2010 draft against the top 50 slots, and the difference was striking. There were eight slots worth $2 million or more, compared to 17 bonuses of $2 million or higher. All told, [...]
Spending Vs. Slots, 2010
Date: Mon, Aug 23, 2010
How much money each team spent in the first 10 rounds of the 2010 draft, and how that compares to its estimated slot allowance from the commissioner's office: Team Picks Signed Bonus Total Slot Total Slot Spent Dodgers 10 9 $6,597,400 $2,951,400 224% Red Sox 12 11 $9,914,400 $5,074,500 195% Tigers 11 10 $6,662,400 $3,481,500 191% Yankees 10 10 $5,126,500 $2,722,800 188% Pirates 10 6 $9,956,900 $5,536,300 180% Orioles 9 8 $8,071,900 $4,591,500 176% Indians 10 10 $7,979,000 $4,743,300 168% Nationals 10 10 $10,379,200 $6,307,900 165% Cardinals 12 12 $5,734,200 $4,539,900 126% Blue Jays 16 14 $9,677,900 $7,734,900 125% Reds 10 10 $4,631,800 $3,805,500 122% Royals 10 10 $5,986,000 $4,995,600 120% Athletics 10 10 $4,717,900 $3,988,200 118% Giants 10 10 $3,635,900 $3,125,100 116% Rangers 13 13 $7,262,300 $6,242,700 116% Marlins 10 9 $3,629,500 $3,161,100 115% Rays 13 11 $6,328,300 $5,713,200 111% Rockies 11 11 $3,971,700 $3,788,200 105% Mets 9 9 $3,857,700 $3,727,200 104% Angels 15 13 $7,620,300 $7,373,100 103% Astros 12 11 $6,513,530 $6,528,900 100% Cubs 10 9 $3,336,000 $3,542,700 94% Braves 11 11 $3,275,600 $3,525,600 93% Padres 10 8 $3,802,500 $4,105,200 93% Mariners 10 8 $2,543,000 $2,783,100 91% Twins 10 10 $2,960,300 $3,266,400 91% Phillies 10 8 $2,615,400 $2,995,500 87% White Sox 11 9 $3,455,200 $3,988,200 87% Diamondbacks 10 9 $3,017,300 $4,543,500 66% Brewers 10 9 $1,883,700 $3,650,700 52% Average 11 10 $5,504,791 $4,417,790 125%
Bonus Expenditures, 2008-10
Date: Fri, Aug 20, 2010
Here's how much each team has spent on draft bonuses in each of the last three years. The three highest-spending teams in 2010 (Nationals, Pirates, Blue Jays) all broke the record for spending on a single draft ($11,511,500 by the 2009 Nationals). Team 2010 Bonuses 2009 Bonuses 2008 Bonuses 2008-10 Total Nationals $11,927,200 $11,511,500 $4,761,500 $28,200,200 Pirates $11,900,400 $8,918,900 $9,780,500 $30,599,800 Blue Jays $11,594,400 $4,895,200 $4,359,500 $20,849,100 Red Sox $10,664,400 $7,095,400 $10,515,000 $28,274,800 Indians $9,381,500 $4,943,000 $6,984,500 $21,309,000 Orioles $9,159,900 $8,730,200 $6,916,500 $24,806,600 Rangers $8,487,800 $4,684,200 $7,388,300 $20,560,300 Angels $8,095,300 $6,792,900 $2,728,500 $17,616,700 Dodgers $7,992,900 $4,037,100 $4,442,500 $16,472,500 Tigers $7,301,400 $9,395,100 $3,742,000 $20,438,500 Astros $7,275,530 $4,212,800 $6,544,500 $18,032,830 Rays $7,150,800 $4,004,500 $9,921,000 $21,076,300 Royals $6,697,000 $6,657,000 $11,148,000 $24,502,000 Cardinals $6,692,200 $5,388,500 $5,542,000 $17,622,700 Yankees $6,652,500 $7,564,500 $5,122,000 $19,339,000 Reds $5,739,300 $5,855,400 $4,801,000 $16,395,700 Athletics $5,022,400 $6,439,400 $6,522,000 $17,983,800 Rockies $4,785,700 $7,924,300 $4,157,000 $16,867,000 Cubs $4,727,100 $4,044,200 $5,545,000 $14,316,300 Mets $4,721,200 $3,134,300 $6,460,000 $14,315,500 Diamondbacks $4,399,300 $9,328,200 $4,493,500 $18,221,000 Marlins $4,380,500 $4,142,800 $5,377,000 $13,900,300 Padres $4,262,000 $9,139,000 $5,449,000 $18,850,000 Giants $4,102,900 $6,289,000 $9,080,000 $19,471,900 Mariners $4,000,000 $10,945,600 $4,295,000 $19,240,600 White Sox $3,930,200 $4,178,600 $4,663,500 $12,772,300 Phillies $3,927,900 $3,229,500 $6,740,500 $13,897,900 Braves $3,925,100 $4,400,500 $5,091,500 $13,417,100 Twins $3,511,300 $4,694,100 $7,330,498 $15,535,898 Brewers $2,432,200 $6,759,500 $8,395,800 $17,587,500 Total $194,840,330 $189,335,200 $188,297,598 $572,473,128 Average $6,494,678 $6,311,173 $6,276,587 $19,082,438
Highest Bonuses In Draft History
Date: Fri, Aug 20, 2010
Player, Pos. Team, Year (Pick) Bonus Stephen Strasburg, rhp Nationals, 2009 (No. 1) *$7,500,000 Jameson Taillon, rhp Pirates, 2010 (No. 2) $6,500,000 Donavan Tate, of Padres, 2009 (No. 3) +$6,250,000 Bryce Harper, of Nationals, 2010 (No. 1) *$6,250,000 Buster Posey, c Giants, 2008 (No. 5) $6,200,000 Tim Beckham, ss Rays, 2008 (No. 1) +$6,150,000 Justin Upton, ss D'backs, 2005 (No. 1) +$6,100,000 Matt Wieters, c Orioles, 2007 (No. 5) $6,000,000 Pedro Alvarez, 3b Pirates, 2008 (No. 2) *$6,000,000 Eric Hosmer, 1b Royals, 2008 (No. 3) $6,000,000 Dustin Ackley, [...]
Largest Contracts In Draft History
Date: Fri, Aug 20, 2010
Player, Pos. Team, Year (Pick) Guarantee Stephen Strasburg, rhp Nationals, 2009 (No. 1) $15,107,104 Mark Prior, rhp Cubs, 2001 (No. 2) $10,500,000 Bryce Harper, of Nationals, 2010 (No. 1) $9,900,000 Mark Teixeira, 3b Rangers, 2001 (No. 5) $9,500,000 David Price, lhp Devil Rays, 2007 (No. 1) $8,500,000 Pat Burrell, 1b/of Phillies, 1998 (No. 1) $8,000,000
2011 Compensation Picks
Date: Fri, Aug 20, 2010
Four unsigned choices from the 2010 draft will yield compensation choices in 2011: FIRST ROUND 7. Diamondbacks (for Barret Loux) 10. Padres (for Karsten Whitson) 15. Brewers (for Dylan Covey) THIRD ROUND tba. Mariners (for Ryne Stanek)
Bonuses By Round, 2010
Date: Fri, Aug 20, 2010
Round Highest Bonus 2010 Avg. 2009 Avg. 1st $6,500,000 (Jameson Taillon, rhp, Pirates) $2,220,966 $2,434,800 Supp 1st. *$3,450,000 (Nick Castellanos, 3b, Tigers) *$1,144,983 $897,138 2nd $2,250,000 (Stetson Allie, rhp, Pirates) $744,995 $665,576 3rd $1,350,000 (Tony Wolters, ss, Indians) $436,053 $504,964 4th *$2,000,000 (A.J. Cole, rhp, Nationals) *$418,048 $361,657 5th $1,500,000 (Dickie Joe Thon, ss, Blue Jays) *$276,439 $206,979 6th $1,400,000 (John Barbato, rhp, Padres) *$285,320 $281,315 7th $530,000 (Ben Wells, rhp, Cubs) $166,827 *$229,655 8th $1,000,000 (Alex Lavisky, c, Indians) *$189,296 $142,411 9th $625,000 (Parker Bridwell, rhp, Orioles) $132,839 *$139,383 10th $500,000 (Ben Gamel, of, Yankees) $137,143 $125,640 $500,000 (Tyler Holt, of, Indians) *Draft [...]
Diamondbacks Set Loux Free
Date: Tue, Aug 17, 2010
The 2010 draft keeps making news even after the signing deadline has passed, with the unprecedented step Tuesday of the Diamondbacks and unsigned first-rounder Barret Loux working with the commissioner's office to make Loux a free agent on Sept. 1. The Diamondbacks selected Loux, a righthander out of Texas A&M, sixth overall in the draft in [...]
First-Round Action On The Final Day
Date: Tue, Aug 17, 2010
Seventeen first-round picks had yet to come to terms when Draft Deadline Day began on Aug. 16. By the time it ended, 14 players had signed for a total of $48.5 million in bonuses and major league salaries. Three first-rounders failed to sign, the most since Charles Johnson, Calvin Murray and Scott Burrell declined to [...]
Mr. Harper Goes To Washington
Date: Tue, Aug 17, 2010
Rest easy Washington. Bryce Harper has signed with the Nationals. The Las Vegas phenom, whose achievements have become more like folklore than baseball scouting reports, has been tracked closely by the national media for more than a year. And as expected, Harper signed moments before the midnight deadline for a major league deal that guarantees [...]
Sifting Through The Rubble
Date: Tue, Aug 17, 2010
The countdown clock ticked down toward midnight, and the news was still trickling out, even with Twitter flashing constant updates. Major League Baseball succeeded in one regard with its strategy to the 2010 draft signing period. It cut off information and pressured clubs and agents not to release any signing bonuses or rumors. In 2009, 57 [...]
More Signing Updates
Date: Mon, Aug 16, 2010
Again, we will get more information through the night and continue to update, but here's the latest: –The Red Sox signed supplemental first-round pick Anthony Ranaudo for $2.55 million. That's about triple the slot recommendation for where he was picked, 39th overall, but in line with the slot for the No. 5 overall pick. Before a [...]
Harper Signs; Number To Come
Date: Mon, Aug 16, 2010
The Nationals went down the wire again with the No. 1 overall pick. But once again, the Nationals got a deal done. Last year, it was Stephen Strasburg, and in 2010, it's Bryce Harper. Though the signing bonus and major league contract numbers were not immediately confirmed by Baseball America, SI.com's John Heyman reports Harper received [...]
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