2010 Draft Signing deadline (1 Viewer)

[Drunken Cowboy]

I don't understand why nobody signs until the last day, but we are down to the wire now. Things should start happening quickly.

 

[Drunken Cowboy]

ESPN story on Harper's negotiation.

 

[Snotbubbles]

I don't understand why nobody signs until the last day, but we are down to the wire now. Things should start happening quickly.

First Round Signings

 

[Drunken Cowboy]

Pirates close to signing Taillon.

 

[Drunken Cowboy]

Angels sign Cowart.

 

[fasteddie_21]

Reds are very close (word is Cisco is signed already) to signing Grandal. Already took his physical. Getting him and Cisco would be a huge coup!

 

[fasteddie_21]

Reds have officially signed all of their first 15 picks now.

 

[Drunken Cowboy]

Stetson Allie signs in Pittsburgh.

 

[Drunken Cowboy]

Taillon signs for about 5 mil.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

9:24pm: Brewers scouting director Bruce Seid told Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that 14th-overall pick Dylan Covey has turned down an offer from the team and will instead go to the University of San Diego. Seid says "it wasn't about money" with Covey, a 19-year-old right-hander.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

#Detroit just signed 2nd-rounder Drew Smyly. It's official, as we reported earlier. $1.1 million signing bonus.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

The Indians agreed to sign fifth-overall selection Drew Pomeranz, according to Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer

Gotta think Harper signs, why would you want to play in Pittsburgh instead of Washington?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

The Indians agreed to sign fifth-overall selection Drew Pomeranz, according to Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer

Gotta think Harper signs, why would you want to play in Pittsburgh instead of Washington?

Looks like they just signed him $6.5M bonus.

 

[Limp Ditka]

The Indians agreed to sign fifth-overall selection Drew Pomeranz, according to Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer

Gotta think Harper signs, why would you want to play in Pittsburgh instead of Washington?

He didThe Nationals signed first-overall pick Bryce Harper for about $6.5MM, according to Jim Bowden of Sirius XM Radio (Twitter links). As expected, the sides did not announce a deal until the last minute.The buzz surrounding Harper started last year, when he appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a 16-year-old. Harper, still just 17, got his GED early, enrolled at the College of Southern Nevada and won the 2010 Golden Spikes Award as the country’s top amateur player.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Orioles To Sign Manny Machado!

 

[Glaven]

I'm not very knowledgeable about the whole MLB draft process, so could someone explain to me what this means:

Harper has reportedly received a major league contract, which means he will occupy a spot on the 40-man roster-rotoworld

 

[Doctor Detroit]

I'm not very knowledgeable about the whole MLB draft process, so could someone explain to me what this means:

Harper has reportedly received a major league contract, which means he will occupy a spot on the 40-man roster-rotoworld

It cuts service time and gets you closer to arbitration and free agency. Basically the Nats can only keep him in the minors for three years with options, and then he is subject to run out of options and has to clear waivers if they send him down after that. This pretty much guarantees he'll be with the Major League club by year three, and eligible for arbitration by year six at the latest (2 years+155 service time) and a free agent NLT 2019. I think that is right anyway...essentially he is not subject to the three club controlled years and if he is playing a lot by year three (2013), he could be eligible for arbitration by 2015 if he meets the "Super Two" criteria.Service time, arbitration eligibility, options and the secondary roster are all pretty complicated to me. Tells you MLB has a ####load of lawyers laying around.

 

[Clifton]

Well CBS finally added Harper but he's "not in the player pool". Figured tonight would be the night I could scoop him up in my keeper league. I;m sure by sometime tomorrow they'll have a billboard on the homepage "HARPER SIGNS WITH NATIONALS"

 

[Eephus]

Sad story all around involving Brewers' first rounder Dylan Covey. It's a big fall from a $2M bonus to a type 1 diabetes diagnosis in less than a week. It's good to hear the Brewers stuck by their contract offer but I can understand why Covey and his family went the direction they did.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

The Rockies signed Parker and Tago last night. Parker's deal let's him keep playing football at Clemson, but he gives up some money in the process.

 

[fasteddie_21]

I'm not very knowledgeable about the whole MLB draft process, so could someone explain to me what this means:

Harper has reportedly received a major league contract, which means he will occupy a spot on the 40-man roster

-rotoworld

It cuts service time and gets you closer to arbitration and free agency. Basically the Nats can only keep him in the minors for three years with options, and then he is subject to run out of options and has to clear waivers if they send him down after that. This pretty much guarantees he'll be with the Major League club by year three, and eligible for arbitration by year six at the latest (2 years+155 service time) and a free agent NLT 2019. I think that is right anyway...essentially he is not subject to the three club controlled years and if he is playing a lot by year three (2013), he could be eligible for arbitration by 2015 if he meets the "Super Two" criteria.Service time, arbitration eligibility, options and the secondary roster are all pretty complicated to me. Tells you MLB has a ####load of lawyers laying around.

Not to nit pick, but due to his age, they'll actually have 4 option years w/ him vs the normal 3.