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Thursday, June 08, 2006

Draft Signings

Updated June 16.

Atlanta: Signed OF Cody Johnson (#1a), P Cory Rasmus (#1b), P Steve Evarts (#1c), P Dustin Evans (#2b), SS Robert Fontaine (#2c), P Steven Figueroa (#6), 3B Adam Coe (#7), and P Kristopher Medlen (#10).

Arizona: Signed P Hector Ambriz (#5), P Chase Christianson (#8), P Anthony Barnette (#10), P Chad Beck (#14), SS Blake Sharpe (#16), 1B Brad Miller (#18), OF Daniel Perales (#22), OF Derrick Walker (#23), OF Shane Byrne (#25), and P Clay Zavada (#30).

Baltimore: Signed SS Tyler Henson (#5), P Josh Tamba (#7), SS Jedidiah Stephen (#8), P Brett Bordes (#9), and 1B Anthony Martinez (#11).

Boston: Signed P Kris Johnson (#1c), P Justin Masterson (#2), 1B Aaron Bates (#3), P Dustin Richardson (#5), 3B Zach Daeges (#6), OF Rafael Cabreja (#8), SS Ryan Khoury (#12), P Jordan Craft (#13), 3B Jorge Jimenez (#15), OF Paul Smyth (#23), P Ryne Lawson (#30), 2B Mike Chambers (#32), P Travis Beazley (#38), OF Jeff Vincent (#43), and P Josh Papelbon (#48).

Chicago Cubs: Signed SS Steve Clevenger (#7), P Bill Muldowney (#8), P Jacob Renshaw (#10), OF Matthew Camp (#13), C Matt Canepa (#15), P Jeremy Papelbon (#19), P Chuckie Platt (#23), SS Matt Matulia (#24), P Donny Walters (#30), SS Cesar Valentin (#32), P Ron Clipp (#33), P Miguel Cuevas (#36), P Eli Diaz (#40), and P Andrew McCormick (#47)

Chicago White Sox: Signed P Matt Long (#2), P Justin Edwards (#3), C Tyler Reves (#4), 2B John Shelby (#5), P Justin Cassel (#7), OF Kent Gerst (#8), OF Lee Cruz (#10), P Andrew Urena (#11), P Tyson Corley (#13), 1B Michael Grace (#14), C Matt Inouye (#21), P Kanekoa Texeira (#22), P Michael Rocco (#24), OF Joseph Hunter (#25), P David Wasylak (#26), OF Maurice Gartrell (#31), INF Matthew Enuco (#36), OF Andy Mead (#40), and OF Brendan O’Donnell (#50).

Cincinnati: Signed OF Drew Stubbs (#1), P Sean Watson (#2), OF Justin Reed (#4), P Jordan Smith (#6), P Travis Webb (#8), P Jeremy Burchett (#9), 1B Logan Parker (#12), P Kevin Gunter (#13), 3B Rafael Sanchez (#15), OF Chris Heisey (#17), P Chris White (#21), P Adam Pointer (#22), C Tony Esquer (#24), P Anthony Gressick (#26), OF Keltavious Jones (#27), C Tyler Hauschild (#28), 3B Jason Louwsma (#29), and P Nick Wandless (#36).

Cleveland: Signed C Matt McBride (#2d), P Mike Eisenberg (#8), C Kelly Edmundson (#11), P Dan Frega (#12), P William Delage (#14), OF Stephen Douglas (#16), OF Daryl King (#18), P Josh Tomlin (#19), INF Chuck Hargis (#22), P Derrick Loop (#23), 3B Dustin Realani (#28), P Brett Carlin (#30), P Alan Brech (#35), 2B Brett Kinning (#37), P Nate Bunton (#38), P Jimmy Brettl (#39), and P Daniel Miltenberger (#46).

Colorado: Signed P Greg Reynolds (#1), OF David Christensen (#2), P Craig Baker (#4), OF Kevin Clark (#6), C Michael McKenry (#7), P Brandon Hynick (#8), P Will Harris (#9), P David Arnold (#10), C Austin Rauch (#12), RF Victor Ferrante (#15), CF Anthony Jackson (#16), P Michael Gibbs (#17), P Andrew Graham (#21), P Devin Collis (#26), SS Matt Repec (#27), P Drew Shetrone (#33), and 1B Josh Banda (#35).

Detroit: Signed P Chris Cody (#8), 2B Hayden Parrott (#11), C Joe Bowen (#12), P Angel Castro (#13), P Brett Jensen (#14), P Jeff Gerbe (#16), CF Deik Scram (#18), P Duane Below (#19), P Chris Krawczyk (#22), CF Joe Tucker (#24), P Derek Witt (#28), 1B Chris Carlson (#29), CF Mike Sullivan (#31), P Rudy Darrow (#32), P Paul Hammond (#35), P Dana Arrowood (#38), 3B Michael Bertram (#39), and P Alec Shepherd (#47).

Florida: Signed P Brett Sinkbeil (#1a) and SS Guillermo Martinez (#15).

Houston: Signed C Max Sapp (#1), OF Nick Moresi (#3), INF Chris Johnson (#4), P Casey Hudspeth (#5), P Bud Norris (#6), P David Qualben (#7), OF James Van Ostrand (#8), P Tom Vessella (#11), P Bryan Hallberg (#12), P Chris Salamida (#13), C Justin Tellam (#14), P Kevin Fox (#15), OF Drew Holder (#16), P Justin Stiver (#17), P Colt Adams (#18), OF Orlando Rosales (#19), P Antony Bello (#21), P Chad Wagler (#22), INF Tim Torres (#23), INF Cirilo Cruz (#27), INF Brendon Caipen (#28), 3B Eric Taylor (#30), P Kyle DeYoung (#31), and P Adam Hale (#32).

Kansas City: Signed OF Derrick Robinson (#4), OF Brett Bigler (#7), 3B Marc Maddox (#9), OF Nick Van Stratten (#10), P Everett Teaford (#12), P Daniel Best (#14), OF Nick Francis (#15), SS Tyrone Wilson (#16), C Matt Morizio (#17), P Burke Baldwin (#21), P Romas Hicks (#22), P Aaron Hartsock (#23), C Brandon Lance (#31), and OF Jarrod Dyson (#50).

Milwaukee: Signed P Jeremy Jeffress (#1), SS Brent Brewer (#2), P Evan Anundsen (#4), OF Chris Errecart (#5), P Brae Wright (#6), C Andrew Bouchie (#7), P Shane Hill (#8), P Shawn Ferguson (#9), P Michael McClendon (#10), OF Zach Clem (#11), P Chris Toneguzzi (#13), SS Hector Bernal (#14), C Brett Whiteside (#15), C Jesse D’Amico (#21), P Jonathan King (#22), OF Mike Goetz (#25), OF Jordan Swaydan (#30), 2B Eric Newton (#33), P Stuart Sutherland (#34), and 3B Sanduan Dubose (#35).

New York Mets: Signed P John Holdzkom (#4), P Stephen Holmes (#5), OF Daniel Stegall (#7), P Nathan Hedrick (#8), 3B Nick Giarraputo (#12), INF Daniel Murphy (#13), P Todd Privett (#14), P Tobi Stoner (#16), C Stephen Puhl (#17), P Nick Waechter (#23), INF Valentin Ramos (#24), P Steven Cheney (#25), OF Dustin Martin (#26), P Tim Haines (#27), OF Will Bashelor (#28), INF Jacob Eigsti (#29), OF Jeremy Hambrice (#31), C Teddy Dzuiba (#32), INF J.R. Voyles (#34), P J.J. Leaper (#38), OF Donald Green (#39), and P Kyle Johnson (#46).

New York Yankees: Signed P Zach McAllister (#3), P George Kontos (#5), SS Mitch Hillgoss (#6), P Tim Norton (#7), P Casey Erickson (#10), OF Seth Fortenberry (#11), P Nick Peterson (#12), OF D.J. Hollandsworth (#14), P Gabe Medina (#15), P Paul Patterson (#16), 2B Kevin Russo (#20), OF Brian Aragon (#22), P Brandon Thomson (#23), C Brian Baisley (#24), C Brock Ungricht (#30), P Luke Trubee (#33), 3B Tim O’Brien (#37), OF Nick Diyorio (#38), C James Lasala (#44), and OF Chase Odenreider (#49).

Oakland: Signed P Chad Lee (#4), OF Jermaine Mitchell (#5), OF Angel Sierra (#8), P Shane Presutti (#12), P Ben Jukich (#13), OF Toddric Johnson (#14), P Kyle Christensen (#15), P Brandon Dewing (#16), SS Mike Affronti (#17), 1B Greg Dowling (#19), P Josh McLuaghlin (#20), C Jacob Smith (#21), P Patrick Currin (#22), P Scott Moore (#23), P Matt Manship (#29), and P Josh Morgan (#30).

Philadelphia: Signed SS Adrian Cardenas (#1b), P Drew Carpenter (#2), SS Jason Donald (#3), OF Quintin Berry (#5), P Daniel Brauer (#6), 1B Charlie Yarborough (#7), OF T.J. Warren (#8), P Jarrod Freeman (#11), OF Darin McDonald (#12), SS Zachary Penprase (#13), OF Ken Milner (#14), 3B Cody Montgomery (#16), OF Jay Miller (#17), P Robert Roth (#19), OF Jacob Dempsey (#21), P Ben Pfinsgraff (#22), C Shawn McGill (#23), P Garret Hill (#24), P Billy Mohl (#25), P Will Savage (#26), P John Brownell (#27), 3B Herman Demmink (#28), C Mike Fuentes (#29), OF Brian Capps (#30), C Alan Robbins (#32) and SS Mike Deveaux (#33).

Pittsburgh: Signed P Mike Felix (#2), P Jared Hughes (#4), P Pat Bresnehan (#5), 2B Jim Negrych (#6), OF Austin McClune (#7), P Steve MacFarland (#9), P Charles Benoit (#10), 1B Kent Sakamoto (#12), 1B/OF Greg Smith (#14), OF James Barksdale (#15), C Kris Watts (#16), P Michael Crotta (#17), C Matt Clarkson (#20), OF Miles Durham (#22), P Scott Massey (#24), P Adam Simon (#25), P Brandon Williams (#29), 3B Jared Keel (#31), P Jorge Charry (#32), CF Damian Walcott (#37), P Matthew McCullen (#38), and LF Tom Hagan (#39).

San Diego: Signed 3B Matt Antonelli (#1a), OF Kyler Burke (#1b), 1B Craig Cooper (#7), SS Tom King (#8), 3B David Freese (#9), C Kody Valverde (#10), OF Michael Epping (#13), P Matt Buschman (#15), 2B Ray Stokes (#16), P Tyler Mead (#17), OF Garner Wetzel (#18), C Brian Hernandez (#19), OF Luke Cannon (#21), 1B Justin Pickett (#22), P Brooks Dunn (#23 - not Brooks and Dunn), P Nick Tucci (#24), 2B Nick Kliebert (#25), P Matt Huff (#27), 1B Jeremy Hunt (#28), 3B A.J. Davidiuk (#29), and P Jon Kirby (#31).

Seattle: Signed C Adam Moore (#6), P Doug Fister (#7), P Justin Souza (#9), P Joseph Kantakevich (#13), P Austin Dirkx (#16), INF Johan Limonta (#20), P Kyle Parker (#24), P Greg Nesbitt (#29), OF Stan Posluszny (#34), and INF Alex Meneses (#35).

St. Louis: Signed P Brad Furnish (#2a), 1B Mark Hamilton (#2c), P Gary Daley (#3), P Tyler Norrick (#6), OF Luke Gorsett (#7), SS Allen Craig (#8), P P.J. Walters (#11), C David Carpenter (#12), OF Travis Mitchell (#13), OF Jon Edwards (#14), OF Nathan Southard (#17), OF Amaury Cazana Marti (#18), 1B Brandon Buckman (#19), P/C Casey Mulligan (#22), C Garrett Bussiere (#26), C Christian Reyes (#27), P Luke Gregerson (#28), 3B Jared Schweitzer (#30), OF Mark Shorey (#31), INF Isa Garcia (#34), P Matt Michael (#39), and P Kyle Mura (#42).

Tampa: Signed 3B Evan Longoria (#1), SS Shawn O’Malley (#5), 1B Eligio Sonoqui (#9), P Heath Rollins (#11), P Travis Barnett (#14), P Ryan Owen (#16), P Erik Walker (#20), 2B Joey Callender (#21), and SS Jimmy Mayer (#30).

Texas: Signed P Kasey Kiker (#1), 1B Chris Davis (#5), OF Grant Gerrard (#7), OF Josh Bradbury (#8), P Brennan Garr (#9), OF Craig Gentry (#10), 3B Matt Jaimes (#12), P Mike Ballard (#14), SS Cody Himes (#15), OF Cody Podraza (#16), P Mike Wagner (#18), SS Jay Heafner (#23), 3B Nick Cadena (#30), P Adam Schaecher (#31), P Shannon Werth (#32), P Austin Weilep (#34), OF Brian Nelson (#35), P John Slusarz (#36), P Jon Hollis (#38), and P Patrick Donovan (#50).

Toronto: Signed INF Luke Hopkins (#5), OF Jonathan Baksh (#7), P Daniel O’Brien (#8), C Matt Lane (#11), OF Michael Garbarino (#13), OF Shawn Scobee (#14), P Seth Overbey (#15), P Kyle Walter (#18), C Matt Liuzza (#19), P Ronald Lowe (#21), OF Adam Calderone (#23), INF Luis Fernandez (#25), OF Chris Emanuele (#26), P Pat McGuigan (#27), OF Ryan Basham (#29), P Adam Rogers (#31), P John Tritz (#32), INF Greg Lopez (#33), P John Zinnicker (#35), OF Ben Zeskind (#37), P Ted Serro (#40), C Roger Ebarb (#41), P Nate Melek (#43), INF Kelly Sweppenhiser (#44), and OF Baron Frost (#50).

Washington: Signed P Cole Kimball (#12), 1B Brett McMillan (#14), C Patrick Nichols (#16), P Erik Arnesen (#17), P Adam Carr (#18), 1B Robert Jacobsen (#22), 3B Richard Caputo (#24), P Daniel Pfau (#27), P Zach Baldwin (#31), and SS Jeremy Goldschmeding (#36).

Mike Emeigh Posted: June 08, 2006 at 01:02 PM | 157 comment(s)
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   101. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: June 16, 2006 at 10:33 PM (#2066665)
The Fish said Cousins would play left - so no worries...
   102. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: June 18, 2006 at 09:36 PM (#2068072)
Cubs to sign Jeff Samardzija (CHI-N/5). Because the Cubs didn't have picks in rounds 2 through 4, it's not totally unexpected - but this is definitely someone who fell because of signability. (BA confirms signing, claim a $7,250,000 bonus - which would be ridiculous.)
   103. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: June 18, 2006 at 09:38 PM (#2068074)
   104. Templeusox has reached his genetic threshold Posted: June 18, 2006 at 10:40 PM (#2068107)
I understand he only gets his money if he plays, but there is no reason he should be getting the most money in this draft. That's almost laughable, actually.
   105. vango Posted: June 19, 2006 at 06:28 PM (#2068823)
I'm with you Temple. how much you wanna bet this is another case of 'wow, i shoulda stayed with football!' this could also be an instance where it leans to set the bad precedence (see Hochevar, et al)
   106. Templeusox has reached his genetic threshold Posted: June 19, 2006 at 06:31 PM (#2068825)
The thing that really gets me is that he is getting this money because he plays football at Notre Dame. By that, I don't mean he is getting it because he is a really tough sign. I mean he is getting many extra millions because is a very visible football player at a prestigious football program. That's so silly to me.
   107. vango Posted: June 19, 2006 at 06:33 PM (#2068826)
USA Today lists the Tigers as signing 7 and the Blue Jays signing 5. link
   108. Brandon in MO (for America!) Posted: June 19, 2006 at 06:50 PM (#2068836)
####.. the Samardzija signing is going to run Hochevar's price up
   109. William K. Posted: June 20, 2006 at 07:14 AM (#2069494)
D'Backs 3rd rounder OF Cyle Hankerd played for the Short Season A Yakima Bears today. He must have just signed as his name wasn't on the initial Yakima roster a couple of days ago.
   110. Harold Reynolds: An Erotic Life (AG#1F) Posted: June 21, 2006 at 04:35 PM (#2071012)
White Sox sign first rounder Kyle McCulloch and the Pirates sign first rounder Brad Lincoln
   111. Doc Scott Posted: June 21, 2006 at 05:49 PM (#2071108)
Cincinnati signed 11th-rounder Brandon Rice. He's on the roster of the GCL Reds.
   112. rlc Posted: June 21, 2006 at 06:13 PM (#2071124)
The O's have signed supplemental first rounder Pedro Beato.
   113. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: June 21, 2006 at 10:38 PM (#2071868)
Soft tossing, high performing LHP Danny Ray Herrera will not sign with Texas (no surprise).
The guy who posted that is an idiot, he inked after all. Among other signings, SD landed Huffman and Hunter (2nd and 3rd rounds).
   114. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: June 21, 2006 at 10:55 PM (#2071887)
I haven't seen him listed as having signed, but Tommy Pham played short for Johnson City tonight. He was projected as an early (3rd?) round pick but fell for signability reasons. Last I heard, the teams had been 75K apart in negotiations...
   115. Harold Reynolds: An Erotic Life (AG#1F) Posted: June 22, 2006 at 10:50 AM (#2072188)
Kansas City signed second rounder SS Jason Taylor and third rounder P Blake Wood.
   116. rlc Posted: June 23, 2006 at 05:25 PM (#2073689)
O's have signed third rounder Zach Britton.
   117. Harold Reynolds: An Erotic Life (AG#1F) Posted: June 26, 2006 at 01:53 PM (#2076465)
Royals signed 5th rounder RHP Jason Godin, and he will start for Idaho Falls tonight.
   118. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: June 26, 2006 at 04:38 PM (#2076707)
Catching up...
Cubs signed 3B Josh Lansford and IF Ryne Malone.
Phillies signed RHP Michael Dubee.
Padres signed LHP Wade LeBlanc, INF Chad Huffman, OF Cedric Hunter, LHP Nathanial Culp, RHP Andrew Underwood and RHP Timothy Bascom.
Nationals signed RHP Colton Willems and C Sean Rooney.
Red Sox signed OF Jason Place, C Jon Still, RHP Kris Johnson, LHP Jeff Farrell and RHP Will Mann.
Twins signed OF Chris Parmelee.
Rangers signed LHP Patrick Donovan.

(principal source is the transactions page of USA Today - also saw Malone's name in a GCL box score)
   119. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: June 27, 2006 at 06:23 AM (#2077415)
Mets sign 8 low round picks, Nats sign Chris Marrero.
   120. Doc Scott Posted: June 29, 2006 at 07:12 PM (#2081429)
Reds now have #5 Josh Ravin, #7 Justin Turner, #16 Jamie Arneson, and #32 Danny Dorn under contract. Ravin just signed later, Arneson was going to pitch in the Cape Cod League and try to squeeze more money out of the Reds but apparently didn't bother, and Turner & Dorn are Cal State-Fullerton teammates who just finished playing in the CWS a bit ago.
   121. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: July 03, 2006 at 05:12 PM (#2086299)
More Cubs hijinks! They signed Chris Huseby (11th) for $1.3 million and Drew Rundle (14th) for $500K.
   122. rlc Posted: July 03, 2006 at 06:18 PM (#2086320)
The Orioles signed first rounder Bill Rowell.
   123. MM1f Posted: July 03, 2006 at 06:45 PM (#2086332)
"
More Cubs hijinks! They signed Chris Huseby (11th) for $1.3 million and Drew Rundle (14th) for $500K."

They got alot of flack for the Samard bonus (and it was a crazy one) and i dont like it if they felt they had to get a cheap 1st rounder to get him but in general i like the strategy, if youre a monied team, to throw a ton of #### at the wall so some will stick.
Its not about whether Huseby or Rundle turn out to be anything, its more just geting commodities in your system,

"
Cubs signed 3B Josh Lansford and IF Ryne Malone."

Why in the HELL did he sign as a 49th rounder coming off his worst college year. He has the talent to put up some gaudy hitting #s as a sr next year and move up. He might not be toolsy enough to move too high but man if you hit ACC pitching youll go higher thgan 49th
   124. Mike Emeigh Posted: July 04, 2006 at 12:35 PM (#2086963)
The Yankees have an agreement with Ian Kennedy, but haven't announced it because the bonus exceeds slot and must be approved by the Commissioner's office:

Star-Ledger article

The Yankees have also signed Dellin Betances:

NY Post article

Thanks to Fabian for these.

-- MWE
   125. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: July 04, 2006 at 10:33 PM (#2087679)
Why so much for Kennedy (>2mil)? He's a good pitcher and all, but not considered a special talent, by and large.
   126. NTNgod Posted: July 04, 2006 at 10:36 PM (#2087681)
Why so much for Kennedy (>2mil)?

Who's his agent, again?
   127. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: July 04, 2006 at 11:14 PM (#2087700)
Touche.
   128. Harold Reynolds: An Erotic Life (AG#1F) Posted: July 05, 2006 at 03:01 PM (#2088139)
Royals sign 8th rounder P Josh Cribb.
   129. rlc Posted: July 05, 2006 at 03:32 PM (#2088182)
The Yankees have also signed [8th rounder] Dellin Betances [for $1 million]

So, any guesses on whether the "slot guidelines" system is about to collapse? If I'm Omar Minaya, I'm wondering why the hell I let the commissioner tell me not to give Pedro Beato $1 million, and I'm planning to spend just as much as the Yankees to sign the players I want...
   130. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: July 06, 2006 at 09:00 AM (#2089102)
   131. Mike Emeigh Posted: July 06, 2006 at 09:12 AM (#2089108)
Jay Cox signs with Rox


Also, Jonathan Hovis from UNC signed with the Yankees as an undrafted FA:

N&O;story.

-- MWE
   132. JC in DC Posted: July 06, 2006 at 09:58 AM (#2089140)
Man, the Yankees have been aggressive so far.
   133. battlekow Posted: July 06, 2006 at 11:32 PM (#2090620)
   134. MM1f Posted: July 06, 2006 at 11:42 PM (#2090634)
Oh man Cox signing is somewhat surprising..

...Hova shoulda gotten a draft pick.
Sure its probably better to be a UDFA than a 49th rounder, and it might make more sense for a pro team to spend pick 49 on some longshot or possible DFE than a guy they could get as a UDFA...but man...dude was beast for 4 years in college.

To guys who saw them more...how does he compare w Gronk (who someone else suggested as a comp) or Kip Bouknight (who i can sorta see a comp to besides the starter/reliver thing...and sure he might not have been as great as Kip..)
   135. Darren Posted: July 06, 2006 at 11:47 PM (#2090644)
Jay Cox signs with Rox.

In other news, Frank Burns eat worms.
   136. rlc Posted: July 12, 2006 at 10:10 PM (#2097241)
The Orioles signed second rounder Ryan Adams.
   137. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: July 28, 2006 at 12:53 PM (#2115554)
Marcus Lemon has signed with the Rangers, per the newbergreport.

Hovis/Gronk: I might have made that comp (as NDFAs who were stud relievers in college). Both undersized (Gronk is smaller) with different repetoires: Gronk had the excellent changeup, while Hovis is more of a sinker/slider guy - Hovis also has a lower armslot and throws a teeny bit harder.
   138. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: July 28, 2006 at 02:39 PM (#2115661)
lemon got a mil, per ba.
   139. Bad Doctor Posted: July 28, 2006 at 03:35 PM (#2115725)
So, any guesses on whether the "slot guidelines" system is about to collapse?

I never really thought about it before, but how are "slot guidelines" approved by the Commissioner not considered collusion? As far as I know, the NBA and NFL have their rookie caps bargained into their CBAs. Baseball's, I think, not so much.
   140. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: July 29, 2006 at 02:39 PM (#2116845)
I never really thought about it before, but how are "slot guidelines" approved by the Commissioner not considered collusion? As far as I know, the NBA and NFL have their rookie caps bargained into their CBAs. Baseball's, I think, not so much.

Note: I'm not a lawyer and probably don't know what I'm talking about.

Who's going to protest? Both management and the union benefit from the current setup (mgmt by spending less money on the draft, players by maintaining current cba rights while seeing less money go to draftees (and potentially more to themselves) yet not publically being against the side of the draftees (some of whom are related to union members). That leaves the draftees and agents - and few draftees want to be a lesser Curt Flood in a fight they've less chance of winning (there would be risk for the agents as well).
Furthermore, the "collusion", though more public/overt than in '87, is less consistent - teams go above slot with regularity. I'd think that matters.
   141. MM1f Posted: July 29, 2006 at 02:42 PM (#2116853)
"I never really thought about it before, but how are "slot guidelines" approved by the Commissioner not considered collusion? As far as I know, the NBA and NFL have their rookie caps bargained into their CBAs. Baseball's, I think, not so much."

Not a lawyer either but isnt it that since draftees aren't major league players they have no CBA rights, no union...they aren't even minor leaguers yet tecnically...so they are helpless
   142. Harold Reynolds: An Erotic Life (AG#1F) Posted: August 03, 2006 at 01:14 PM (#2125117)
#1 overall pick Luke Hochevar finally signs! WOO-HOO! Four year MLB contract, terms not yet disclosed.

Supposedly he'll be assigned to low class A Burlington.
   143. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: August 03, 2006 at 06:15 PM (#2125848)
While no Hochevar...
Cleveland signed LHP John Gaub (21st round) for 155K. When healthy, he looked like a top-3 round pick (2-1 2.08 ERA in 39 innings as a sophomore with 65 K vs. 17 walks, FB b/w 90-94 MPH, plus curve) - but arthroscopic shoulder surgery wreaked havoc on his velocity (low 80s) and command this spring. He'll sit out '06 in hopes of being close to full strength next spring. This is a nice risk.
   144. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: August 09, 2006 at 10:02 PM (#2134497)
Minnesota appears to have signed Notre Dame RHP Jeff Manship (he's on the GCL roster). Their 14th round selection, he was thought to be top five or so round selection on talent. His brother Matt was signed by the A's.
   145. Templeusox has reached his genetic threshold Posted: August 09, 2006 at 10:34 PM (#2134630)
Ryan Kalish (9th round) signed with the Red Sox for 600K.

Jersey stand up.
   146. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: August 09, 2006 at 10:42 PM (#2134656)
Is the Kalish signing official yet (though - even if it isn't - all reports are that it's a done deal, just as are Ian Kennedy's and Kyle Orr's)?
   147. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: August 09, 2006 at 10:44 PM (#2134664)
Never mind - apparently it is (along with Lentz and Fisherbaugh).
   148. Mark S. Posted: August 09, 2006 at 10:46 PM (#2134672)
Mets sign top pick Mulvey. No financial details released.
   149. Mark S. Posted: August 09, 2006 at 10:47 PM (#2134679)
Mets sign top pick Mulvey. No financial details released.


I should clarify that Mulvey was the Mets top pick, but he was drafted in the second round.
   150. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: August 11, 2006 at 03:10 PM (#2137324)
Mark Melancon reportedly has signed with the Yanks - I really like this pick (should he be healthy).
   151. Mike Emeigh Posted: August 23, 2006 at 12:16 PM (#2153865)
   152. Josh Posted: August 24, 2006 at 12:09 PM (#2155235)
In addition to Kalish, the Red Sox signed (or are about to finalize the signings of) Daniel Bard, Lars Anderson and Ty Weeden.
   153. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: August 24, 2006 at 10:10 PM (#2155958)
Cleveland landed three guys, including Vinnie Pestano (0.97 ERA as CS-F's closer) - like Gaub, a real effective reliever with injury problems.
   154. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: August 31, 2006 at 04:23 PM (#2163674)
Surprising sign: Twins landed Matt Papasan, a teeny, good-hitting middle infielder out of Texas. BA ranked him 157th nationally and compared him to Matt Sulentic (good bat, undersized Texan).
   155. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: August 31, 2006 at 04:48 PM (#2163726)
Nick Papasan, sorry; bonus is only 115K.
   156. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: September 02, 2006 at 11:20 PM (#2166137)
   157. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: November 15, 2006 at 02:00 PM (#2238724)
Human interest story: Reds signed Carson Kainer (14th), the recipient of a kidney transplant in September, for 60K.
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