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Post by grandsalami on Jul 17, 2014 19:10:11 GMT -5
Josh Pennington ?@j_Penns5 2h
Officially just signed and I'm now a member of the Boston Red Soxs!!!
Henry Owens ?@______H______O 52m
@j_Penns5 Sox* good start meat
Josh Pennington ?@j_Penns5 2h
@______H______O that's why I skipped college hahaJosh Pennington ?@j_Penns5 2h
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Post by lennsakata on Jul 17, 2014 21:08:33 GMT -5
Josh Pennington ?@j_Penns5 2h Officially just signed and I'm now a member of the Boston Red Soxs!!! Henry Owens ?@______H______O 52m @j_Penns5 Sox* good start meat Josh Pennington ?@j_Penns5 2h @______H______O that's why I skipped college hahaJosh Pennington ?@j_Penns5 2h No deception on that zinger from Owens...pure #1/2 material there (I must always remain topical). ****'s hilairous ..well played by both sides, twitter should be more about these exchanges. |
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Post by okin15 on Jul 18, 2014 9:17:54 GMT -5
So, did we ever get a final tally of the bonus money/overage?
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Post by iakovos11 on Jul 18, 2014 9:25:37 GMT -5
Still missing a lot of bonus dollars for those that signed. Attached is my spreadsheet with all the updates I have seen. 2014 Sox draft.xlsx (19.3 KB) |
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 18, 2014 9:34:32 GMT -5
So, did we ever get a final tally of the bonus money/overage? The deadline is today, so there's no final tally yet. |
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 18, 2014 9:46:24 GMT -5
Are the dollar amounts intentionally withheld for negotiating purposes?
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Post by mabrowndog on Jul 18, 2014 11:18:08 GMT -5
Still wonder what the delay was. He had another exam on Wednesday in Fort Myers with the Sox' medical team. It was probably a due diligence formality, with the club wanting to have all i's dotted and t's crossed before finalizing any deal. I'd expect the front office to do the same with any other draft signing recovering from major surgery on their most valuable body part. |
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Post by amfox1 on Jul 18, 2014 16:16:41 GMT -5
Jim Callis ?@jimcallismlb 53s
Baseball source: @astros did not sign Aiken or Nix either. Houston gets No. 2 overall pick next year. @mlbdraft\\
John Manuel ?@johnmanuelba 13m
Washington #Nationals sign Erick Fedde @erickfedde for maximum they had left, $2,511,100. #mlbdraft
Dan Kolko ?@masnkolko 5m
#Nats didn't sign their 2nd-rounder, LHP Andrew Suarez or 9th-rounder, 1B Austin Byler
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Post by mredsox89 on Jul 18, 2014 16:18:10 GMT -5
Just when the Astros started to look like a decent franchise, they do this
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Post by Jonathan Singer on Jul 18, 2014 16:18:48 GMT -5
Can't remember the last time a number 1 overall pick did not sign.
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on Jul 18, 2014 16:18:52 GMT -5
John Manuel reporting the Astros may not gave signed Marshall either. Epic fail.
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Post by mredsox89 on Jul 18, 2014 16:21:04 GMT -5
Can't remember the last time a number 1 overall pick did not sign. 1971 Danny Goodwin (White Sox) 1983 Tim Belcher (Twins) Read that on another board |
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 18, 2014 16:24:00 GMT -5
Now everyone goes down a pick
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Post by amfox1 on Jul 18, 2014 16:25:37 GMT -5
Six top-ten round picks did not sign, including Aiken/Nix (HOU), Suarez/Byler (WAS), Megill (STL) and Zehner (TOR).
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Post by amfox1 on Jul 18, 2014 16:26:54 GMT -5
Can't remember the last time a number 1 overall pick did not sign. 1983 - Tim Belcher |
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Post by amfox1 on Jul 18, 2014 16:28:59 GMT -5
John Manuel reporting the Astros may not gave signed Marshall either. Epic fail. HOU needed the savings from signing Aiken at a discount to sign Nix and Marshall. Without Aiken, HOU lost the salary slot. |
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Post by amfox1 on Jul 18, 2014 16:30:15 GMT -5
Jon Heyman ?@jonheymancbs 1m #astros made multiple offers to aiken to try to bridge the gap. offered close to $5M. there was said to be no counteroffers. Evan Drellich ? evandrellich 5m “We tried to engage Casey Close three times today … there was no interest” — GM Jeff Luhnow tells the Chronicle |
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 18, 2014 16:38:55 GMT -5
how the hell does a player turn down $5mil?
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on Jul 18, 2014 16:43:08 GMT -5
Jon Heyman ?@jonheymancbs 1m #astros made multiple offers to aiken to try to bridge the gap. offered close to $5M. there was said to be no counteroffers. Evan Drellich ? evandrellich 5m “We tried to engage Casey Close three times today … there was no interest” — GM Jeff Luhnow tells the Chronicle Boom... So there goes Aiken's college eligibility |
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Post by amfox1 on Jul 18, 2014 16:43:14 GMT -5
how the hell does a player turn down $5mil? Tyler Kolek got $6mm. And all trust between the Aiken team and HOU dissipated. Will be interesting if Aiken goes to UCLA or goes the JUCO route. |
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Post by mgoetze on Jul 18, 2014 16:49:48 GMT -5
Apparently noone told Mr. Luhnow that Mr. Close is only an advisor, not an agent, so obviously he should have been trying to engage with Brady Aiken or the Aiken family instead.
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 18, 2014 17:00:48 GMT -5
how the hell does a player turn down $5mil? That's exactly what the Astros were counting on when they invented the medical issue after signing the contract pending a physical. |
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Post by oleary25 on Jul 18, 2014 17:08:48 GMT -5
When I heard he didn't sign I went back to the Barrett Loux case with the DiamondBacks selecting him 6th overall with a pre draft deal of 2 million. After that fiasco MLB in its new collective Bargaining Agreement decided that for ALL top 200 prospects have a pre draft physical. I find it strange that none of this kicked up during that. Most likely it's not as comprehensive as a teams physical must be. Obviously 40 percent has to be offered or the team would lose a portion of the draft slot money next year. Also if not offered 40 percent than the player can become a MLB free agent. I'm not so sure he'll qualify for free agency because of the amount of money he was offered. His best argument is if he is deemed by the NCAA as not eligible. It is certainly an interesting case.
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Post by mredsox89 on Jul 18, 2014 17:12:53 GMT -5
@jeffpassan
Scary Astros possibility: If Nix wins grievance to pay agreed-upon $1.5M, Houston 17% over bonus pool, would forfeit next two 1st-rd picks
Would be fitting given how much they've screwed up
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Post by widewordofsport on Jul 18, 2014 17:17:14 GMT -5
This Houston thing makes me appreciate the Boston front office. Im not overwhelmed by the talent this year, but they obviously made good picks they liked, had a great strategy, used all their money, and brought in as much talent as possible.
Time will tell as to how it turns out, but cant fault the process/strategy.
It just goes to show how important the picks are to one another. One pick can hold up your offers to other players and you have to guess how much money you can offer or else youre in a crazy stalemate. To sign the top 20 picks for Boston, that is a hell of a job.
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