Update on some draft picks
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Why I waited so long to check out Baseball Prospectus today, I have no idea. But Kevin Goldstein had excellent information on some of the prominent unsigned draft picks:
The Yankees are also spending big in this year’s draft. While there has been little movement in talks with first-round selection Gerrit Cole, supplemental first-round pick Jeremy Bleich is close to signing for an over-slot bonus of somewhere just over $1 million.
In addition, sixth-rounder Brett Marshall, a classic power arm teenager from high school is close to agreeing to a deal for around $750,000; seventh-round selection Kyle Higashioka, one of the best high school catchers in the draft, has been bought away from a commitment to Cal for “somewhere in Marshall’s neighborhood”; and 10th-round pick D.J. Mitchell, who came on strong late in the season at Clemson, is close to signing for approximately $500,000.
None of this is surprising, as that’s what transpired last season. Teams have until Aug. 15 to sign players and often the commissioner’s office holds up approving deals that go over slot. You can expect the Yankees to announce a flurry of deals on that day.
Higashioka is the kid who visited the Stadium last month and impressed the team with his demeanor. Marshall visited with the team when they were in Houston. Those have been the kids they’ve focused on from the start.
When the Yankees take a h.s. kid in the first 20 rounds, it’s usually somebody with value at that pick who fell for signability reasons.
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Need to sign the lefty, Blake Monar from Indiana.
Thanks for the update …. any news on Bittle (with the injury/signing poss) and hs kids – monar, mcmahon, lassiter & dwyer??
I like what I saw from Bleich in the CWS
why no progress on cole? Are the yanks really upholding the deal with money or is cole asking for the moon?
Pete: Thank you for the important information: Assuming the signings go through, that leaves four major guys to get signed: Cole, Bittle, Monar, and Garrison Lassiter. Do you have any updates on Lassiter?
Ugh, Longoria just hit a GS off Halladay. Yankees aren’t likely to gain on Tampa Bay today.
longoria just hit a grand slam, 5-0 rays.
Tampa put up a five spot
Much easier and greater fun to root for the team closest to us in the playoff spot – aka the Sox… who lost yet again.
props to the Rays who are proving they are not folding the tents and can win games against premium pitching.
boo for the rays but yeah!!!! for my fantasy team after Daniel Cabrerra stunk itup today I needed someone to have a big night
What channel is the rays game on?
The Yankees was so ornate. There is even the team with sign players next to you. Lucky the Yankees had plenty of the tents and with our sleeping bags we were fine.
Cole is a Boras client, so you know they’re going to ask for the moon and not sign until the last minute. In the end, I don’t see the Yanks letting their first-round pick go unsigned over money issues.
Glad to see that we continue to stock the system. Once our rotation becomes clear after this off-season, I bet they start trading pitching prospects for position prospects. The entire outfield needs an overhaul, and we need heirs for the SS and catcher positions.
Any chance of Bleich coming in as a lefty specialist in the bullpen this year?
Here’s hoping DJ signs. Go Clemson! =)
I really like Monar (both his attitude and his stuff) and the Yankees could use some left handed pitching.