The deadline to sign draft picks is 4pm CT this Friday. Here are the latest deals…
- The Giants signed second round pick Martin Agosta for $613K, Jim Callis of Baseball America reports (on Twitter). The right-hander can touch 96 mph and his fastball regularly checks in between 90-92 mph.
- The Orioles have made a new offer to fourth overall pick Kevin Gausman and "still feel pretty confident" they will sign him, reports Steve Melewski of MASNSports.com. Earlier this week we heard that the right-hander from LSU was leaning towards returning to school for his senior season.
- The Blue Jays have signed 15th rounder Ryan Borucki to an above-slot $426K bonus, reports Jim Callis of Baseball America (on Twitter). The high school right-hander from Illinois can throw his fastball in the low-90s but had an elbow issue in March.
Come on Duquette, take Gausman to a Dunkin Donuts for breakfast and get this deal finished already
DD take him to DD?
Doesn’t this take Toronto over the 105% limit for signings?
Edit: no it doesn’t. Only the amount over $100,000 is counted so Toronto are under the 105% limit by $5,340
I think they are about $5000 under
I like the signing by the Jays. Get them while they have elbow problems before they make a MLB start.
Logic.
As opposed to drafting someone who has already made an MLB start?
You missed the joke, but it was probably due to my poor grasp on english today.
Borucki did not have TJ. He went the Hutch route.
Elbow problems!?
He’ll fit in nicely.
The elbow injury is why he probably slipped to the 15th round.
Gausman should remember that he’ll have no leverage next year as a senior.
Gausman will be a junior next year. He was a draft eligible sophomore this year. Plus, next year’s draft class is regarded as very weak, particularly in terms of college arms. Gausman still has plenty of leverage with the O’s.
As everyone else in the world has been saying since he said he was thinking about going back to LSU:
This is just typical draft pick posturing. The kid is trying to get the biggest check possible. Good for him. He’ll get it, and he’ll sign it by the deadline.
That is, of course, unless he’s a monumental i diot like Matt Harrington.
Boston signed 17th rounder Willie Ethington for 200k earlier today it was reported. Haven’t seen that here yet.
Glad to see at least the Sox getting a few low round picks signed, but they are already close to losing a draft pick if read the story right at soxprospects, like 87k away.
I hope Jays will sign Ryan Kellogg, but it is difficult to sign.