2010 Draftees and Status

[OregonStrosFan]

Draftee information has been compiled from MLB.com. LINK. Signings to date include 16th rounder Chris Wallace on 6/9 (Levine LINK), 8 on 6/10 (Levine LINK), 7 (+1 undrafted free agent signing) on 6/11 (Levine LINK), and 1 player commitment to sign (Jermaine Cotton).  Given a number of quick signings, I put this together in  a rush and will be double checking the info in the next couple of days.  In the interim, please let me know if anything is incorrect, I've missed a nickname, etc.  

Additionally, for the moment I've left the scouting column blank.  I'll be working on this for the next week'sh, so expect this to stay blank for a bit.  

As always, please feel free to includes signing updates, rumors, etc. in this thread.  The more info the better!

Draftee Deshields Jr., Delino Foltynewicz, Mike Kvasnicka, Michael Velasquez, Vincent Wates, Austin Doran, Robert Heath, Ben Plutko, Adam Pena, Roberto Buchanan, Jake Shirley, Thomas Grills, Evan Redinger, Kyle Robinson, Andrew Duren, Davis Scott, Jordan Cotton, Jamaine Wallace, Christopher Burnett, Tyler Magee, Joshua Jones, Jacoby Adamson, Daniel Blair, Aaron Dygert, Zachary Bailey, Adam Champion, Adam Quintero, Rodney Sogard, Alexander Healey, Jacke Chowning, Jason Jantz, Broughan Kiilsgaard, Kellen Blankenship, Travis Chrismon, William Ness, Michael Cole, Ryan Gomez, Esteban Halstead, Ryan Streilein, Brian Ford, Ryan Holley, Krishawn Meiners, Jeremiah Lane, Bryce Gerrish, Paul Henderson, DeMarcus Garza, Alexis Vazquez, Ian Pardo, Lawrence Carcone, Joseph Pecoraro, Thomas Diaz, Kenny Donald, David Jonathon Merritt

Rd/Pick    (1)-8   (1)-19   (1S)-33   (2)-58   (3)-90   (4)-123   (5)-153   (6)-183   (7)-213   (8)-243   (9)-273  (10)-303  (11)-333  (12)-363  (13)-393  (14)-423  (15)-453  (16)-483  (17)-513  (18)-543  (19)-573  (20)-603  (21)-633  (22)-663  (23)-693  (24)-723  (25)-753  (26)-783  (27)-813  (28)-843  (29)-873  (30)-903  (31)-933  (32)-963  (33)-993 (34)-1023 (35)-1053 (36)-1083 (37)-1113 (38)-1143 (39)-1173 (40)-1203 (41)-1233 (42)-1263 (43)-1293 (44)-1323 (45)-1353 (46)-1383 (47)-1413 (48)-1443 (49)-1473 (50)-1503   UND FA

Signed   -   -   -   -   - YES   -   -   - YES YES   - YES YES   - YES YES YES YES YES   - YES   -   -   -   -   - YES   -   -   -   - YES   - YES YES   -   - YES   -   -   - YES   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - YES

School Woodward Academy (GA) Minooka Community HS (IL) Minnesota Garey HS (CA) Virginia Tech Texas Tech Penn St U Glendora HS (CA) Eloisa Pascual HS North Carolina St U Xavier Sinclair SS Cedar Crest HS (PA) Georgia Tech Oklahoma St U Riverside HS (SC) Western Oklahoma State U Houston Middle Tennessee State Hoover HS (AL) Richton HS (MS) Jacksonville St U Spring Valley HS (NV) Ball State Nebraska University of Arkansas - Little Rock Chipola JC North Carolina St U Youngstown St U U Oklahoma Nevada Union HS (CA) Stanford U Kansas Menchville HS (VA) Duke St. Johns Bishop Ford Central Catholic (NY) Los Osos HS (CA) Villanova U Plano West Sr. HS (TX) Mid Carolina HS (SC) Francis Marion U Gulf Coast CC Texas Christian U Wayne County HS (MS) McAllen HS (TX) Perkiomen School (PA) Christopher Columbus HS (FL) New Hartford HS (NY) Half Hallow Hills West HS (NY) Colegio Angel David HS JL Mann HS (SC) University of Alabama-Birmingham

Position CF (2B)   RHP C (3B)   RHP   RF   RHP    C   RHP    C   RHP   LHP   LHP   3B   RHP   2B   CF   RHP    C   3B   CF   SS   CF   RHP    C   RF   LHP   RHP   LHP   SS   RHP   CF   RF   LHP   RHP   RHP   RHP   1B   RHP   RHP   1B   RHP   LHP   RF   RHP   SS   RHP   SS   LHP   SS   RHP    C   CF   SS

B/T   R/R   R/R   S/R   S/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   S/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   R/R   R/R   L/R   L/R   R/R   R/R   L/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/R   R/R   L/R   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R

Ht/Wt   5'9" / 188 6'04" / 6'02" / 200 6'3" / 185 6'01" / 6'06" / 225 6'02" / 220 6'03" / 180 6'00" / 180 6'00" / 220 6'05" / 6'04" / 6'03" / 205 6'01" / 176 6'00" / 188 6'02" / 180 6'01" / 180 6'00" / 205 6'00" / 205 5'10" / 160 6'03" / 190 5'11" / 210 6'04" / 205 6'03" / 220 6'01" / 195 6'07" / 220 6'02" / 215 6'03" / 215 6'02" / 180 6'4" / 185 6'02" / 195 6'02" / 6'01" / 185 6'02" / 6'4" / 200 5'11" / 205 6'01" / 210 6'04" / 215 6'03" / 222 6'03" / 230 6'00" / 195 6'00" / 200 6'00" / 190 6'4" / 215 5'10" / 160 6'02" / 185 5'11" / 172 6'00" / 180 5'07" / 180 5'11" / 154 5'09" / 175 6'00" / 190 5'08" / 160

DOB  08/16/1992  10/07/1991  12/07/1988  06/07/1992  09/02/1988  03/21/1989  10/07/1988  10/03/1991  06/08/1992  09/24/1989  11/11/1988  06/13/1992  12/19/1991  02/13/1988  03/20/1989  09/22/1991  09/27/1990  04/27/1988  05/09/1989  10/01/1991  05/10/1992  09/15/1987  05/26/1992  08/04/1987  03/06/1988  09/22/1987  01/18/1990  07/25/1987  06/26/1988  10/17/1987  01/04/1991  12/16/1988  10/16/1987  09/16/1992  10/20/1987  12/12/1987  09/02/1992  05/13/1992  11/03/1988  09/28/1991  02/08/1992  08/16/1988  08/24/1989  07/11/1986  12/23/1991  03/30/1992  10/27/1991  10/22/1991  01/18/1992  11/22/1992  05/09/1992  05/24/1992  01/13/1988

Class   HS   HS   JR   HS   JR   JR   JR   HS   HS   JR   JR   HS   HS   SR   JR   HS   J2   SR   JR   HS   HS   SR   HS   SR   SR   SR   J1   SR   SR   SR   HS   JR   SR   HS   SR   SR   HS   HS   SR   HS   HS   SR   J2   SR   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   SR

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[OregonStrosFan]

Per McTaggart: The Astros have reached an agreement on a signing bonus with first-round Draft pick Mike Foltynewicz [19th overall pick] worth $1.3 million, his advisor Bobby Witt told MLB.com on Friday.  LINK

I'll add it after a couple of more signings...

[OregonStrosFan]

Astros 'officially' sign 3 more players today.  LINK (via MLB Trade Rumors)

15th round pick Jermaine Cotton (as was previously noted, though 'unofficial');
24th round pick Adam Champion (insert your McLane 'want to be a champion today' joke here...); and
40th round pick Jeremiah Minors.

This 'officially' brings the count to 19 (of 52) draftees signed, though Foltynewicz' advisor has noted that they have reached an agreement with the Astros as well, bringing the total to 20 of 52 draftees signed + 1 non-drafted free agent signing.

Draftee Deshields Jr., Delino Foltynewicz, Mike Kvasnicka, Michael Velasquez, Vincent Wates, Austin Doran, Robert Heath, Ben Plutko, Adam Pena, Roberto Buchanan, Jake Shirley, Thomas Grills, Evan Redinger, Kyle Robinson, Andrew Duren, Davis Scott, Jordan Cotton, Jamaine Wallace, Christopher Burnett, Tyler Magee, Joshua Jones, Jacoby Adamson, Daniel Blair, Aaron Dygert, Zachary Bailey, Adam Champion, Adam Quintero, Rodney Sogard, Alexander Healey, Jacke Chowning, Jason Jantz, Broughan Kiilsgaard, Kellen Blankenship, Travis Chrismon, William Ness, Michael Cole, Ryan Gomez, Esteban Halstead, Ryan Streilein, Brian Ford, Ryan Holley, Krishawn Meiners, Jeremiah Lane, Bryce Gerrish, Paul Henderson, DeMarcus Garza, Alexis Vazquez, Ian Pardo, Lawrence Carcone, Joseph Pecoraro, Thomas Diaz, Kenny Donald, David Jonathon Merritt

Rd/Pick    (1)-8   (1)-19   (1S)-33   (2)-58   (3)-90   (4)-123   (5)-153   (6)-183   (7)-213   (8)-243   (9)-273  (10)-303  (11)-333  (12)-363  (13)-393  (14)-423  (15)-453  (16)-483  (17)-513  (18)-543  (19)-573  (20)-603  (21)-633  (22)-663  (23)-693  (24)-723  (25)-753  (26)-783  (27)-813  (28)-843  (29)-873  (30)-903  (31)-933  (32)-963  (33)-993 (34)-1023 (35)-1053 (36)-1083 (37)-1113 (38)-1143 (39)-1173 (40)-1203 (41)-1233 (42)-1263 (43)-1293 (44)-1323 (45)-1353 (46)-1383 (47)-1413 (48)-1443 (49)-1473 (50)-1503   UND FA

Signed   - YES   -   -   - YES   -   -   - YES YES   - YES YES   - YES YES YES YES YES   - YES   -   -   - YES   - YES   -   -   -   - YES   - YES YES   -   - YES   -   - YES YES   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - YES

School Woodward Academy (GA) Minooka Community HS (IL) Minnesota Garey HS (CA) Virginia Tech Texas Tech Penn St U Glendora HS (CA) Eloisa Pascual HS North Carolina St U Xavier Sinclair SS Cedar Crest HS (PA) Georgia Tech Oklahoma St U Riverside HS (SC) Western Oklahoma State U Houston Middle Tennessee State Hoover HS (AL) Richton HS (MS) Jacksonville St U Spring Valley HS (NV) Ball State Nebraska University of AR - Little Rock Chipola JC North Carolina St U Youngstown St U U Oklahoma Nevada Union HS (CA) Stanford U Kansas Menchville HS (VA) Duke St. Johns Bishop Ford Central Cath. (NY) Los Osos HS (CA) Villanova U Plano West Sr. HS (TX) Mid Carolina HS (SC) Francis Marion U Gulf Coast CC Texas Christian U Wayne County HS (MS) McAllen HS (TX) Perkiomen School (PA) Christopher Columbus HS (FL) New Hartford HS (NY) Half Hallow Hills West HS (NY) Colegio Angel David HS JL Mann HS (SC) University of AL-Birmingham

POS  CF/2B   RHP  C/3B  RHP   RF  RHP    C  RHP    C  RHP  LHP  LHP   3B  RHP   2B   CF  RHP    C   3B   CF   SS   CF  RHP    C   RF  LHP  RHP  LHP   SS  RHP   CF   RF  LHP  RHP  RHP  RHP   1B  RHP  RHP   1B  RHP  LHP   RF  RHP   SS  RHP   SS  LHP   SS  RHP    C   CF   SS

B/T   R/R   R/R   S/R   S/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   S/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   R/R   R/R   L/R   L/R   R/R   R/R   L/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/R   R/R   L/R   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R

Ht/Wt   5'9" / 188 6'04" / 6'02" / 200 6'3" / 185 6'01" / 6'06" / 225 6'02" / 220 6'03" / 180 6'00" / 180 6'00" / 220 6'05" / 6'04" / 6'03" / 205 6'01" / 176 6'00" / 188 6'02" / 180 6'01" / 180 6'00" / 205 6'00" / 205 5'10" / 160 6'03" / 190 5'11" / 210 6'04" / 205 6'03" / 220 6'01" / 195 6'07" / 220 6'02" / 215 6'03" / 215 6'02" / 180 6'4" / 185 6'02" / 195 6'02" / 6'01" / 185 6'02" / 6'4" / 200 5'11" / 205 6'01" / 210 6'04" / 215 6'03" / 222 6'03" / 230 6'00" / 195 6'00" / 200 6'00" / 190 6'4" / 215 5'10" / 160 6'02" / 185 5'11" / 172 6'00" / 180 5'07" / 180 5'11" / 154 5'09" / 175 6'00" / 190 5'08" / 160

DOB  08/16/1992  10/07/1991  12/07/1988  06/07/1992  09/02/1988  03/21/1989  10/07/1988  10/03/1991  06/08/1992  09/24/1989  11/11/1988  06/13/1992  12/19/1991  02/13/1988  03/20/1989  09/22/1991  09/27/1990  04/27/1988  05/09/1989  10/01/1991  05/10/1992  09/15/1987  05/26/1992  08/04/1987  03/06/1988  09/22/1987  01/18/1990  07/25/1987  06/26/1988  10/17/1987  01/04/1991  12/16/1988  10/16/1987  09/16/1992  10/20/1987  12/12/1987  09/02/1992  05/13/1992  11/03/1988  09/28/1991  02/08/1992  08/16/1988  08/24/1989  07/11/1986  12/23/1991  03/30/1992  10/27/1991  10/22/1991  01/18/1992  11/22/1992  05/09/1992  05/24/1992  01/13/1988

Class   HS   HS   JR   HS   JR   JR   JR   HS   HS   JR   JR   HS   HS   SR   JR   HS   J2   SR   JR   HS   HS   SR   HS   SR   SR   SR   J1   SR   SR   SR   HS   JR   SR   HS   SR   SR   HS   HS   SR   HS   HS   SR   J2   SR   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   SR

Scouting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[OregonStrosFan]

Berman at Fox Houston is reporting that the Astros have signed 1st rd supplemental pick (33rd overall) Mike Kvasnicka.  LINK (h/t to Astros County, who also can up with this Q&A link from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

[matadorph]

Overheard Brownie say the Astros signed Ben Heath today. Waiting for confirmation from the usual sources.

[OregonStrosFan]

Overheard Brownie say the Astros signed Ben Heath today. Waiting for confirmation from the usual sources.

And the usual source speaks...  Footer (via Twitter)

The Astros signed two more picks, both catchers...fifth rounder Ben Heath and 49th rounder Kenny Diaz....

[Bench]

Kvasnicka signed as well.

[OregonStrosFan]

Signings noted below are current to 6/13.  New signees include Mike Kvasnicka (1st round supp - 33rd overall), Ben Heath (5th round), and Kenny Diaz (round 49).

As always, if you see another signee post it in the thread...

Draftee Deshields Jr., Delino Foltynewicz, Mike Kvasnicka, Michael Velasquez, Vincent Wates, Austin Doran, Robert Heath, Ben Plutko, Adam Pena, Roberto Buchanan, Jake Shirley, Thomas Grills, Evan Redinger, Kyle Robinson, Andrew Duren, Davis Scott, Jordan Cotton, Jamaine Wallace, Christopher Burnett, Tyler Magee, Joshua Jones, Jacoby Adamson, Daniel Blair, Aaron Dygert, Zachary Bailey, Adam Champion, Adam Quintero, Rodney Sogard, Alexander Healey, Jacke Chowning, Jason Jantz, Broughan Kiilsgaard, Kellen Blankenship, Travis Chrismon, William Ness, Michael Cole, Ryan Gomez, Esteban Halstead, Ryan Streilein, Brian Ford, Ryan Holley, Krishawn Meiners, Jeremiah Lane, Bryce Gerrish, Paul Henderson, DeMarcus Garza, Alexis Vazquez, Ian Pardo, Lawrence Carcone, Joseph Pecoraro, Thomas Diaz, Kenny Donald, David Merritt, Jonathon

Rd/Pick    (1)-8   (1)-19   (1S)-33   (2)-58   (3)-90   (4)-123   (5)-153   (6)-183   (7)-213   (8)-243   (9)-273  (10)-303  (11)-333  (12)-363  (13)-393  (14)-423  (15)-453  (16)-483  (17)-513  (18)-543  (19)-573  (20)-603  (21)-633  (22)-663  (23)-693  (24)-723  (25)-753  (26)-783  (27)-813  (28)-843  (29)-873  (30)-903  (31)-933  (32)-963  (33)-993 (34)-1023 (35)-1053 (36)-1083 (37)-1113 (38)-1143 (39)-1173 (40)-1203 (41)-1233 (42)-1263 (43)-1293 (44)-1323 (45)-1353 (46)-1383 (47)-1413 (48)-1443 (49)-1473 (50)-1503   UND FA

Signed - YES YES - - YES YES - - YES YES - YES YES - YES YES YES YES YES - YES - - - YES - YES - - - - YES - YES YES - - YES - - YES YES - - - - - - - YES - YES

School Woodward Academy (GA) Minooka Community HS (IL) Minnesota Garey HS (CA) Virginia Tech Texas Tech Penn St U Glendora HS (CA) Eloisa Pascual HS North Carolina St U Xavier Sinclair SS Cedar Crest HS (PA) Georgia Tech Oklahoma St U Riverside HS (SC) Western Oklahoma State U Houston Middle Tennessee State Hoover HS (AL) Richton HS (MS) Jacksonville St U Spring Valley HS (NV) Ball State Nebraska University of AR - Little Rock Chipola JC North Carolina St U Youngstown St U U Oklahoma Nevada Union HS (CA) Stanford U Kansas Menchville HS (VA) Duke St. Johns Bishop Ford Central Cath. (NY) Los Osos HS (CA) Villanova U Plano West Sr. HS (TX) Mid Carolina HS (SC) Francis Marion U Gulf Coast CC Texas Christian U Wayne County HS (MS) McAllen HS (TX) Perkiomen School (PA) Christopher Columbus HS (FL) New Hartford HS (NY) Half Hallow Hills West HS (NY) Colegio Angel David HS JL Mann HS (SC) University of AL-Birmingham

POS  CF/2B   RHP  C/3B  RHP   RF  RHP    C  RHP    C  RHP  LHP  LHP   3B  RHP   2B   CF  RHP    C   3B   CF   SS   CF  RHP    C   RF  LHP  RHP  LHP   SS  RHP   CF   RF  LHP  RHP  RHP  RHP   1B  RHP  RHP   1B  RHP  LHP   RF  RHP   SS  RHP   SS  LHP   SS  RHP    C   CF   SS

B/T   R/R   R/R   S/R   S/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   S/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   R/R   R/R   L/R   L/R   R/R   R/R   L/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/R   R/R   L/R   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R

Ht/Wt   5'09" / 188 6'04" / 190 6'02" / 200 6'03" / 185 6'01" / 179 6'06" / 225 6'02" / 220 6'03" / 180 6'00" / 180 6'00" / 220 6'05" / 220 6'04" / 205 6'03" / 205 6'01" / 176 6'00" / 188 6'02" / 180 6'01" / 180 6'00" / 205 6'00" / 205 5'10" / 160 6'03" / 190 5'11" / 210 6'04" / 205 6'03" / 220 6'01" / 195 6'07" / 220 6'02" / 215 6'03" / 215 6'02" / 180 6'04" / 185 6'02" / 195 6'02" / 225 6'01" / 185 6'02" / 6'4" / 200 5'11" / 205 6'01" / 210 6'04" / 215 6'03" / 222 6'03" / 230 6'00" / 195 6'00" / 200 6'00" / 190 6'4" / 215 5'10" / 160 6'02" / 185 5'11" / 172 6'00" / 180 5'07" / 180 5'11" / 154 5'09" / 175 6'00" / 190 5'08" / 180

DOB  08/16/1992  10/07/1991  12/07/1988  06/07/1992  09/02/1988  03/21/1989  10/07/1988  10/03/1991  06/08/1992  09/24/1989  11/11/1988  06/13/1992  12/19/1991  02/13/1988  03/20/1989  09/22/1991  09/27/1990  04/27/1988  05/09/1989  10/01/1991  05/10/1992  09/15/1987  05/26/1992  08/04/1987  03/06/1988  09/22/1987  01/18/1990  07/25/1987  06/26/1988  10/17/1987  01/04/1991  12/16/1988  10/16/1987  09/16/1992  10/20/1987  12/12/1987  09/02/1992  05/13/1992  11/03/1988  09/28/1991  02/08/1992  08/16/1988  08/24/1989  07/11/1986  12/23/1991  03/30/1992  10/27/1991  10/22/1991  01/18/1992  11/22/1992  05/09/1992  05/24/1992  01/13/1988

Class   HS   HS   JR   HS   JR   JR   JR   HS   HS   JR   JR   HS   HS   SR   JR   HS   J2   SR   JR   HS   HS   SR   HS   SR   SR   SR   J1   SR   SR   SR   HS   JR   SR   HS   SR   SR   HS   HS   SR   HS   HS   SR   J2   SR   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   SR

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[OregonStrosFan]

MLB Draft Twitter account noting the Astros officially sign "Michael Kvasnicka (1A); Roberto Pena (7); Adam Bailey (23); Jacke Healey (27)". LINK.  Jonathan Mayo (via Twitter) notes that Kvasnicka signed for $936,000.

That brings the total 'officially signed to 25, with 19th overall pick Foltynewics having (mostly) agreed to sign as well.

As always, if you see another signee post it in the thread...

Draftee Deshields Jr., Delino Foltynewicz, Mike Kvasnicka, Michael Velasquez, Vincent Wates, Austin Doran, Robert Heath, Ben Plutko, Adam Pena, Roberto Buchanan, Jake Shirley, Thomas Grills, Evan Redinger, Kyle Robinson, Andrew Duren, Davis Scott, Jordan Cotton, Jamaine Wallace, Christopher Burnett, Tyler Magee, Joshua Jones, Jacoby Adamson, Daniel Blair, Aaron Dygert, Zachary Bailey, Adam Champion, Adam Quintero, Rodney Sogard, Alexander Healey, Jacke Chowning, Jason Jantz, Broughan Kiilsgaard, Kellen Blankenship, Travis Chrismon, William Ness, Michael Cole, Ryan Gomez, Esteban Halstead, Ryan Streilein, Brian Ford, Ryan Holley, Krishawn Meiners, Jeremiah Lane, Bryce Gerrish, Paul Henderson, DeMarcus Garza, Alexis Vazquez, Ian Pardo, Lawrence Carcone, Joseph Pecoraro, Thomas Diaz, Kenny Donald, David Merritt, Jonathon Nidiffer, Marcus

Rd/Pick    (1)-8   (1)-19   (1S)-33   (2)-58   (3)-90   (4)-123   (5)-153   (6)-183   (7)-213   (8)-243   (9)-273  (10)-303  (11)-333  (12)-363  (13)-393  (14)-423  (15)-453  (16)-483  (17)-513  (18)-543  (19)-573  (20)-603  (21)-633  (22)-663  (23)-693  (24)-723  (25)-753  (26)-783  (27)-813  (28)-843  (29)-873  (30)-903  (31)-933  (32)-963  (33)-993 (34)-1023 (35)-1053 (36)-1083 (37)-1113 (38)-1143 (39)-1173 (40)-1203 (41)-1233 (42)-1263 (43)-1293 (44)-1323 (45)-1353 (46)-1383 (47)-1413 (48)-1443 (49)-1473 (50)-1503   UND FA   UND FA

Signed - YES YES - - YES YES - YES YES YES - YES YES - YES YES YES YES YES - YES - - YES YES - YES YES - - - YES - YES YES - - YES - - YES YES - - - - - - - YES - YES YES

School Woodward Academy (GA) Minooka Community HS (IL) Minnesota Garey HS (CA) Virginia Tech Texas Tech Penn St U Glendora HS (CA) Eloisa Pascual HS North Carolina St U Xavier Sinclair SS Cedar Crest HS (PA) Georgia Tech Oklahoma St U Riverside HS (SC) Western Oklahoma State U Houston Middle Tennessee State Hoover HS (AL) Richton HS (MS) Jacksonville St U Spring Valley HS (NV) Ball State Nebraska University of AR - Little Rock Chipola JC North Carolina St U Youngstown St U U Oklahoma Nevada Union HS (CA) Stanford U Kansas Menchville HS (VA) Duke St. Johns Bishop Ford Central Cath. (NY) Los Osos HS (CA) Villanova U Plano West Sr. HS (TX) Mid Carolina HS (SC) Francis Marion U Gulf Coast CC Texas Christian U Wayne County HS (MS) McAllen HS (TX) Perkiomen School (PA) Christopher Columbus HS (FL) New Hartford HS (NY) Half Hallow Hills West HS (NY) Colegio Angel David HS JL Mann HS (SC) University of AL-Birmingham University of Kentucky

POS  CF/2B   RHP  C/3B  RHP   RF  RHP    C  RHP    C  RHP  LHP  LHP   3B  RHP   2B   CF  RHP    C   3B   CF   SS   CF  RHP    C   RF  LHP  RHP  LHP   SS  RHP   CF   RF  LHP  RHP  RHP  RHP   1B  RHP  RHP   1B  RHP  LHP   RF  RHP   SS  RHP   SS  LHP   SS  RHP    C   CF   SS    C

B/T   R/R   R/R   S/R   S/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   S/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   R/R   R/R   L/R   L/R   R/R   R/R   L/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/R   R/R   L/R   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R

Ht/Wt  5'09" / 188 6'04" / 190 6'02" / 200 6'03" / 185 6'01" / 179 6'06" / 225 6'02" / 220 6'03" / 180 6'00" / 180 6'00" / 220 6'05" / 220 6'04" / 205 6'03" / 205 6'01" / 176 6'00" / 188 6'02" / 180 6'01" / 180 6'00" / 205 6'00" / 205 5'10" / 160 6'03" / 190 5'11" / 210 6'04" / 205 6'03" / 220 6'01" / 195 6'07" / 220 6'02" / 215 6'03" / 215 6'02" / 180 6'04" / 185 6'02" / 195 6'02" / 225 6'01" / 185 6'02" / 6'4" / 200 5'11" / 205 6'01" / 210 6'04" / 215 6'03" / 222 6'03" / 230 6'00" / 195 6'00" / 200 6'00" / 190 6'04" / 215 5'10" / 160 6'02" / 185 5'11" / 172 6'00" / 180 5'07" / 180 5'11" / 154 5'09" / 175 6'00" / 190 5'08" / 180 6'02" / 200

DOB  08/16/1992  10/07/1991  12/07/1988  06/07/1992  09/02/1988  03/21/1989  10/07/1988  10/03/1991  06/08/1992  09/24/1989  11/11/1988  06/13/1992  12/19/1991  02/13/1988  03/20/1989  09/22/1991  09/27/1990  04/27/1988  05/09/1989  10/01/1991  05/10/1992  09/15/1987  05/26/1992  08/04/1987  03/06/1988  09/22/1987  01/18/1990  07/25/1987  06/26/1988  10/17/1987  01/04/1991  12/16/1988  10/16/1987  09/16/1992  10/20/1987  12/12/1987  09/02/1992  05/13/1992  11/03/1988  09/28/1991  02/08/1992  08/16/1988  08/24/1989  07/11/1986  12/23/1991  03/30/1992  10/27/1991  10/22/1991  01/18/1992  11/22/1992  05/09/1992  05/24/1992  01/13/1988  01/13/1987

Class   HS   HS   JR   HS   JR   JR   JR   HS   HS   JR   JR   HS   HS   SR   JR   HS   J2   SR   JR   HS   HS   SR   HS   SR   SR   SR   J1   SR   SR   SR   HS   JR   SR   HS   SR   SR   HS   HS   SR   HS   HS   SR   J2   SR   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   SR   SR

Scouting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[BUWebguy]

Does it seem like an extraordinarily high number/percentage of draftees have signed for being just one week after the draft?

[OregonStrosFan]

Seems to be Heck's MO. Sign 'em early and get them on the field.  They signed 22 of the 51 picks within the first 6 days last year (25 of 52 in the first 7 days this year). 

[Froback]

I find it really interesting that with all their signings so far, they still have 3 Seniors who have not signed.  I always figured those should be the quickest cause they have no other strings left... this assumes they WANT to try to play Pro ball.  Well and of course if they are not still in the CWS.

[OregonStrosFan]

Its going to be a bit still before Velasquez or Grills can sign.  From Levine: LINK

Second-rounder Vincent Velasquez can't sign yet because he doesn't graduate from high school until June 22. Also, 10th-rounder Evan Grills from Ontario, Canada, is still waiting to start final exams

[Jacksonian]

I find it really interesting that with all their signings so far, they still have 3 Seniors who have not signed.  I always figured those should be the quickest cause they have no other strings left... this assumes they WANT to try to play Pro ball.  Well and of course if they are not still in the CWS.

2 of the 3 are in the CWS.

[chuckd]

Who are the 2 still in CWS?

[OregonStrosFan]

Who are the 2 still in CWS?

28th round: RHP Jason Chowning (Oklahoma)
42nd round: RHP Paul Gerrish (TCU)

[chuckd]

Thank you

[accougars]

Our 38th rounder out of Plano West High School just committed to Texas. This, likely, makes it very difficult to sign this young man.

[OregonStrosFan]

Astros sign NDFA Matison Smith (RHP, Lamar). LINK.  (h/t Astros County)

[SM_Bobcat]

Astros sign NDFA Matison Smith (RHP, Lamar). LINK.  (h/t Astros County)

Being a Texas State fan, I can give a first hand assessment on Matison Smith, as we faced him twice this year.

He is a soft toss right handed pitcher.  Who won't blow you away with any pitch, but keeps guys off balance with a wide array of different pitches.  He reminds me alot of of right handed version of Jamie Moyer.

[OregonStrosFan]

Foltynewicz has been signed, officially.  LINK

[Duman]

Another NDFA signed. Ryan McCurdy, C, Duke

[Lurch]

Lot of catchers?

[OregonStrosFan]

DeShields Sr. is hoping a deal gets done between Houston and DeShields Jr. "in the next few days.” LINK

Players also take longer to sign these days. Many wait until the deadline in August to come to terms with their clubs. Not so for DeShields in 1987.  “I was on the plane the day after (high school) graduation, you know what I mean?” DeShields said. “There wasn’t any negotiating period and all that. It was sign, I’m on the plane. Now, the higher picks, they’re all kind of posturing, waiting for one another to sign. It’s just a waiting game right now. But I’m looking forward to him getting his career started. I’m hoping something will happen here in the next few days.”

[OregonStrosFan]

No new signing notes, but Footer will be hosting a chat session with Heck tomorrow (that will run later as a video) and is soliciting questions (more like begging...).  Send questions to [email protected].

[matadorph]

Velasquez is close to signing, or so says his dad.

[OregonStrosFan]

Two more down...  Per Footer (via Twitter):

The Astros have signed two more draft picks: 10th rounder LHP Evan Grills and 30th rounder OF Kellen Kiilsgaard.  The Astros have signed 28 draft picks, including 16 from the first 20 rounds.

Will update chart later...

[OregonStrosFan]

Velasquez signs (per him, Astros area scout Tim Costic, and about 100 friends and family there to witness the signing, but not according to the Astros yet...).  LINK

"We had to get him to believe that (pitching) was best for him," Costic said.  "It was hard to hear that. I grew up playing shortstop and hitting," Velasquez admitted.

Costic said when the Astros invited Velasquez to Houston for a draft prospects workout, members of the Astros front office, including general manager Ed Wade, were impressed when Velasquez struck out seven of the nine draft prospects he faced.

Costic described Velasquez as having an "above average fastball, 92 to 94 mph. He's got an above average changeup. And he's got an average curveball that's only going to get better."  ***  "I'd like to see him have some good control and have a good strikeout-to-walk ratio," Costic said. "He's used to pitching every seven days. It will be a change, but I know he'll be able to handle it."

[OregonStrosFan]

The Astros sign 3 on Wednesday (2 officially): 2nd rounder Vincent Velasquez, 10th rounder Evan Grills, and 30th rounder Kellen Kiilsgaard.  That brings the total signed to 29, including 17 of the first 22 picks (20 rounds).  The Astros have also signed 4 non-drafted free agents.

Draftee Deshields Jr., Delino Foltynewicz, Mike Kvasnicka, Michael Velasquez, Vincent Wates, Austin Doran, Robert Heath, Ben Plutko, Adam Pena, Roberto Buchanan, Jake Shirley, Thomas Grills, Evan Redinger, Kyle Robinson, Andrew Duren, Davis Scott, Jordan Cotton, Jamaine Wallace, Christopher Burnett, Tyler Magee, Joshua Jones, Jacoby Adamson, Daniel Blair, Aaron Dygert, Zachary Bailey, Adam Champion, Adam Quintero, Rodney Sogard, Alexander Healey, Jacke Chowning, Jason Jantz, Broughan Kiilsgaard, Kellen Blankenship, Travis Chrismon, William Ness, Michael Cole, Ryan Gomez, Esteban Halstead, Ryan Streilein, Brian Ford, Ryan Holley, Krishawn Meiners, Jeremiah Lane, Bryce Gerrish, Paul Henderson, DeMarcus Garza, Alexis Vazquez, Ian Pardo, Lawrence Carcone, Joseph Pecoraro, Thomas Diaz, Kenny Donald, David Merritt, Jonathon Nidiffer, Marcus Smith, Matison McCurdy, Ryan

Rd/Pick    (1)-8   (1)-19   (1S)-33   (2)-58   (3)-90   (4)-123   (5)-153   (6)-183   (7)-213   (8)-243   (9)-273  (10)-303  (11)-333  (12)-363  (13)-393  (14)-423  (15)-453  (16)-483  (17)-513  (18)-543  (19)-573  (20)-603  (21)-633  (22)-663  (23)-693  (24)-723  (25)-753  (26)-783  (27)-813  (28)-843  (29)-873  (30)-903  (31)-933  (32)-963  (33)-993 (34)-1023 (35)-1053 (36)-1083 (37)-1113 (38)-1143 (39)-1173 (40)-1203 (41)-1233 (42)-1263 (43)-1293 (44)-1323 (45)-1353 (46)-1383 (47)-1413 (48)-1443 (49)-1473 (50)-1503   UND FA   UND FA   UND FA   UND FA

Signed - YES YES YES - YES YES - YES YES YES YES YES YES - YES YES YES YES YES - YES - - YES YES - YES YES - - YES YES - YES YES - - YES - - YES YES - - - - - - - YES - YES YES YES YES

School Woodward Academy (GA) Minooka Community HS (IL) Minnesota Garey HS (CA) Virginia Tech Texas Tech Penn St U Glendora HS (CA) Eloisa Pascual HS North Carolina St U Xavier Sinclair SS Cedar Crest HS (PA) Georgia Tech Oklahoma St U Riverside HS (SC) Western Oklahoma State U Houston Middle Tennessee State Hoover HS (AL) Richton HS (MS) Jacksonville St U Spring Valley HS (NV) Ball State Nebraska University of AR - Little Rock Chipola JC North Carolina St U Youngstown St U U Oklahoma Nevada Union HS (CA) Stanford U Kansas Menchville HS (VA) Duke St. Johns Bishop Ford Central Cath. (NY) Los Osos HS (CA) Villanova U Plano West Sr. HS (TX) Mid Carolina HS (SC) Francis Marion U Gulf Coast CC Texas Christian U Wayne County HS (MS) McAllen HS (TX) Perkiomen School (PA) Christopher Columbus HS (FL) New Hartford HS (NY) Half Hallow Hills West HS (NY) Colegio Angel David HS JL Mann HS (SC) University of AL-Birmingham University of Kentucky Lamar University Duke University

POS  CF/2B   RHP  C/3B  RHP   RF  RHP    C  RHP    C  RHP  LHP  LHP   3B  RHP   2B   CF  RHP    C   3B   CF   SS   CF  RHP    C   RF  LHP  RHP  LHP   SS  RHP   CF   RF  LHP  RHP  RHP  RHP   1B  RHP  RHP   1B  RHP  LHP   RF  RHP   SS  RHP   SS  LHP   SS  RHP    C   CF   SS    C  RHP    C

B/T   R/R   R/R   S/R   S/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   S/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   R/R   R/R   L/R   L/R   R/R   R/R   L/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/R   R/R   L/R   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R

Ht/Wt   5'09" / 188 6'04" / 190 6'02" / 200 6'03" / 185 6'01" / 179 6'06" / 225 6'02" / 220 6'03" / 180 6'00" / 180 6'00" / 220 6'05" / 220 6'04" / 205 6'03" / 205 6'01" / 176 6'00" / 188 6'02" / 180 6'01" / 180 6'00" / 205 6'00" / 205 5'10" / 160 6'03" / 190 5'11" / 210 6'04" / 205 6'03" / 220 6'01" / 195 6'07" / 220 6'02" / 215 6'03" / 215 6'02" / 180 6'04" / 185 6'02" / 195 6'02" / 225 6'01" / 185 6'02" / 195 6'04" / 200 5'11" / 205 6'01" / 210 6'04" / 215 6'03" / 222 6'03" / 230 6'00" / 195 6'00" / 200 6'00" / 190 6'04" / 215 5'10" / 160 6'02" / 185 5'11" / 172 6'00" / 180 5'07" / 180 5'11" / 154 5'09" / 175 6'00" / 190 5'08" / 180 6'02" / 200 6'01" / 200 5'10" / 175

DOB  08/16/1992  10/07/1991  12/07/1988  06/07/1992  09/02/1988  03/21/1989  10/07/1988  10/03/1991  06/08/1992  09/24/1989  11/11/1988  06/13/1992  12/19/1991  02/13/1988  03/20/1989  09/22/1991  09/27/1990  04/27/1988  05/09/1989  10/01/1991  05/10/1992  09/15/1987  05/26/1992  08/04/1987  03/06/1988  09/22/1987  01/18/1990  07/25/1987  06/26/1988  10/17/1987  01/04/1991  12/16/1988  10/16/1987  09/16/1992  10/20/1987  12/12/1987  09/02/1992  05/13/1992  11/03/1988  09/28/1991  02/08/1992  08/16/1988  08/24/1989  07/11/1986  12/23/1991  03/30/1992  10/27/1991  10/22/1991  01/18/1992  11/22/1992  05/09/1992  05/24/1992  01/13/1988  01/13/1987    12/28/1987

Class   HS   HS   JR   HS   JR   JR   JR   HS   HS   JR   JR   HS   HS   SR   JR   HS   J2   SR   JR   HS   HS   SR   HS   SR   SR   SR   J1   SR   SR   SR   HS   JR   SR   HS   SR   SR   HS   HS   SR   HS   HS   SR   J2   SR   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   SR   SR   SR   SR

Scouting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[Duman]

Sr. wants Jr. to play

And he isn’t the only member of his family embarking on a new career. DeShields’ eldest son, Delino Jr., was drafted in the first round (just like dad) earlier this month by the Houston Astros. Junior has yet to sign a contract.

“I’m trying to patient with this process,” the senior DeShields said, looking at his watch. “My plan for him this summer was to play. I want him to get what he deserves, what’s fair, but at the same time, the most important thing in my mind, is for him to play.”

[matadorph]

Footer hosted a video chat with Bobby Heck.

http://houston.astros.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9281571&c_id=hou&topic_id=8879000

[OregonStrosFan]

Footer hosted a video chat with Bobby Heck.

http://houston.astros.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9281571&c_id=hou&topic_id=8879000

And it was awful.  Not Footer or Heck's fault, just the questions were pitiful (and I got the sense she didn't have a lot to work with in that regard).

[astrosfan76]

And it was awful.  Not Footer or Heck's fault, just the questions were pitiful (and I got the sense she didn't have a lot to work with in that regard).

At least they weren't as bad as the questions he was given during his live chat with JJO last year (trade requests, etc).  But, I'm sure she was hoping for more than an 8 minute chat.

[OregonStrosFan]

There were a couple that allowed Bobby to expound with some decent info, but the pickings were slim...

[OregonStrosFan]

BP with a nice Q&A with 4th round pick Bobby Doran about transitioning to pro ball.  LINK

Also, the Astros evidently paid 41st round pick Bryce Lane signed for 15th round money (whatever that is...).  LINK (h/t Astros County)

Speaking of money, here is a breakdown on what the (divulged) signing bonuses are to date.

Foltynewicz, Mike [(1)-19]: $1,305,000
Kvasnicka, Michael [(1S)-33]: $936,000
Velasquez, Vincent (2)-58]: $655,800
Doran, Robert [(4)-123]: $237,700
Heath, Ben [(5)-153]: $160,000
Pena, Roberto [(7)-213]: $150,000
Buchanan, Jake [(8)-243]: $120,000
Shirley, Thomas [(9)-273]: $100,000
Scott, Jordan [(14)-423]: $150,000
Cotton, Jamaine [(15)-453]: $75,000

TOTALS: $3,889,500

[OregonStrosFan]

3rd round pick Austin Wates appears to have an agreement in principal to sign with the Astros.  LINK (h/t to 'Cats Corner. I'll repeat myself here... if you want info on the ValleyCats it is an EXCELLENT resource.  The last blog entry beiong no exception. LINK)

n Virginia Tech coach Pete Hughes said that All-ACC outfielder Austin Wates has agreed in principle with Houston, which selected him in the third round but the Astros have not made an announcement.

[OregonStrosFan]

BA notes 3 more non-drafted free agent signings for the Astros:  SR RHP Austin Lucas (NDFA—Jacksonville State), SR 1B Ryan Ditthardt (NDFA—Troy), and SR 3B Rafael Valenzuela (NDFA—Arizona).  LINK

Austin Lucas: Signing article, bio;

Ryan Ditthardt: bio

Rafael Valenzuela: bio

[jbm]

Thanks for the Tri-City link. Really good info.

[OregonStrosFan]

I'd wondered how the potential for hard slotting and/or a world wide draft in 2013 was being considered by the JaCoby Jones camp (after all, advising clients means discussing risks, and potentially significant changes to the draft certainly fit the 'risk' category).  It comes as no surprise that such considerations are not being openly discussed by the Boras camp, but it certainly is playing a role as to whether or not (unrepresented) Astros 32nd round pick Austin Chrismon will sign with the team.  LINK

Chrismon, who graduated earlier this month, won't discuss dollar amounts. He will say that at the moment, he has one figure in mind and the Astros have another. So what happens next is, he auditions. Twice, in fact, in the next couple of weeks.  The first will come Thursday in an 18-under tournament in Atlanta. Next week, he'll come back to throw in a 17-under tournament. The Astros will have scouts and front-office brass in attendance.
***
One factor on Chrismon's mind is the possibility of a worldwide draft. That's been on the rumor mill for years. If it happens by 2013, the next time he'd be available for the draft, Chrismon could see his stock slip.  A greater possibility is a slotting system. That would set signing bonuses based on where the player was selected.  "I probably have a better chance of signing and getting the money I want now than in the future," he said. "And if they go to a worldwide draft, it's possible I wouldn't get drafted (in '13).

[pots]

JaCoby Jones camp

Total fools if they turn down 1.5 milhouse.  He'll need 1st round to beat that in 3 years.  Not to mention staying healthy.  And if Carlos Lee Jr. runs into him on the field, he'll never see a dime.

Only thing I could see him holding back for is if he truely wants to play football.  (Which will also risk a big injury)

[Fynn]

Total fools if they turn down 1.5 milhouse.  He'll need 1st round to beat that in 3 years.  Not to mention staying healthy.  And if Carlos Lee Jr. runs into him on the field, he'll never see a dime.

Only thing I could see him holding back for is if he truely wants to play football.  (Which will also risk a big injury)

Football or Scott Boras--the latter more likely than the former IMO.

[OregonStrosFan]

Per McTaggart (via Twitter):

The Astros signed right-handed pitchers Jason Chowning (28th round) and Paul Gerrish (42nd round)

[jbm]

Have many of the picks above DeShields signed?

[BudGirl]

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100618&content_id=11311164&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp

[OregonStrosFan]

FWIW, I'm not sold that the statement below is accurate. 

3rd round pick Austin Wates appears to have an agreement in principal to sign with the Astros.  LINK

n Virginia Tech coach Pete Hughes said that All-ACC outfielder Austin Wates has agreed in principle with Houston, which selected him in the third round but the Astros have not made an announcement.

[OregonStrosFan]

Perhaps Jacoby Jones will be signing after all: LINK

Decent Q&A between Astros County and Randy Rosetta, who covers LSU baseball for the Baton Rouge Advocate.

While JaCoby has spoken to some media members in Mississippi and said he’s committed to playing for LSU, his silence over here and the fact that he hasn’t made a public announcement is a strong signal that the Astros are still very much in play.

[pots]

Everyday that goes by, Delino looks less like his father. 

[Lurch]

FYI, FSH advertising a Spotlight show on the 2010 Astros Draft to air Sunday at 9pm

[astrosfan76]

Everyday that goes by, Delino looks less like his father. 

FWIW, JD mentioned last night that the club feels they're close to signing him. 

[MusicMan]

FWIW, JD mentioned last night that the club feels they're close to signing him. 

Will we get a one-hour special on the announcement, with proceeds going to support the Astros urban baseball academy?

[pots]

FWIW, JD mentioned last night that the club feels they're close to signing him. 

Close as in horseshoes? 

[astrosfan76]

Close as in horseshoes? 

Close as in Greg Maddux's strike zone?

[outlookdude]

Close as in Greg Maddux's strike zone?

They’re really more like guidelines.....

[OregonStrosFan]

"Heck optimistic about signing DeShields." LINK

FWIW (which, granted is about zero - okay, exactly zero), every day that passes without Delino Jr in an Astros MiLB uni is another day I think I'd rather the Astros have 9th overall pick in the '11 draft...

[Reuben]

"Heck optimistic about signing DeShields." LINK

FWIW (which, granted is about zero - okay, exactly zero), every day that passes without Delino Jr in an Astros MiLB uni is another day I think I'd rather the Astros have 9th overall pick in the '11 draft...

Except then they'd have almost no leverage with that player- ala Nationals picking the signable Drew Storen.

[OregonStrosFan]

Q&A Woodward Academy coach Jim Minor re: Delino DeShields Jr. LINK

[DallasAstro]

Except then they'd have almost no leverage with that player- ala Nationals picking the signable Drew Storen.

Completely agree with your stance! We would not get top value with that pick and have to agree with Top 30 talent.   We need to sign him but not break the bank

[OregonStrosFan]

Except then they'd have almost no leverage with that player- ala Nationals picking the signable Drew Storen.

Leverage is obviously an issue, and might cost a little more, but no reason why the Astros could't get a legit player with that pick in the crop of kids that is the '11 draft.  Again, a team is usually better served to sign the pick, but it doesn't mean that I can't act childishly and whine about it until that happens.

By the way, evidently he's looking for an above slot sign.  Guess I should add a DUH to that, but anyway...

[OregonStrosFan]

"2010 Draft Review: Houston Astros" from Klima at Baseball Beginnings.

I didn’t hear too much about the Houston Astros draft, which immediately makes me believe that they scouted for themselves instead of letting the publications scout for them. What I see is a pretty solid group of players.

[pots]

Ed Wade outspokenly frustrated:
http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100726&content_id=12653478&notebook_id=12658454&vkey=notebook_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou

[OregonStrosFan]

7/17 Q&A from ESPN LA (UCLA blog) on Plutko.  LINK

[Reuben]

McTaggart reporting that Delino Sr. says Junior is "going to be an Astro. No doubt." Sounds like a deal may be imminent.
LINK

[Arky Vaughan]

What proportion of first-rounders do end up signing?

[OregonStrosFan]

What proportion of first-rounders do end up signing?

Most all of them.

1st rd pick signings since 2003 (not including supp rd picks):

All signed in 2003, 2005-2007.
Wade Townsend did not sign with BAL in 2004.
Aaron Crow did not sign with WAS and Gerritt Cole did not sign with NYY in 2008.
Matt Purke did not sign with the TEX and LeVon Washington did not sign with TB in 2009.

[Reuben]

I think I saw that the #10 overall pick recently signed, so maybe having that figure as a frame of reference was enough of a nudge to get Deshields to go ahead and sign. Dominos and what not.

[OregonStrosFan]

29th round pick Broughan Jantz is not going to sign. LINK.  Neither is 45th round pick Ian Vazquez LINK

[OregonStrosFan]

McTaggart reporting that Delino Sr. says Junior is "going to be an Astro. No doubt." Sounds like a deal may be imminent.
LINK

That it was.  DeShields "have reached an agreement on a contract" per McTaggart.  LINK

[rifraft]

That it was.  DeShields "have reached an agreement on a contract" per McTaggart.  LINK

and according to foxhouston.

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/sports/mlb/100803-astros-reach-agreement-in-principle-with-deshields-jr.

[OregonStrosFan]

That it was.  DeShields "have reached an agreement on a contract" per McTaggart.  LINK

Per McTaggart (via Twitter):
The Astros signed right-handed pitchers Jason Chowning (28th round) and Paul Gerrish (42nd round)

BA notes 3 more non-drafted free agent signings for the Astros:  SR RHP Austin Lucas (NDFA—Jacksonville State), SR 1B Ryan Ditthardt (NDFA—Troy), and SR 3B Rafael Valenzuela (NDFA—Arizona).  LINK
Austin Lucas: Signing article, bio;
Ryan Ditthardt: bio
Rafael Valenzuela: bio

With the signings noted about, the Astros have signed to 32 of their 52 picks, including 18 of the first 22 picks (20 rounds).  The Astros have also signed 7 non-drafted free agents.

Draftee Deshields Jr., Delino Foltynewicz, Mike Kvasnicka, Michael Velasquez, Vincent Wates, Austin Doran, Robert Heath, Ben Plutko, Adam Pena, Roberto Buchanan, Jake Shirley, Thomas Grills, Evan Redinger, Kyle Robinson, Andrew Duren, Davis Scott, Jordan Cotton, Jamaine Wallace, Christopher Burnett, Tyler Magee, Joshua Jones, Jacoby Adamson, Daniel Blair, Aaron Dygert, Zachary Bailey, Adam Champion, Adam Quintero, Rodney Sogard, Alexander Healey, Jacke Chowning, Jason Jantz, Broughan Kiilsgaard, Kellen Blankenship, Travis Chrismon, William Ness, Michael Cole, Ryan Gomez, Esteban Halstead, Ryan Streilein, Brian Ford, Ryan Holley, Krishawn Meiners, Jeremiah Lane, Bryce Gerrish, Paul Henderson, DeMarcus Garza, Alexis Vazquez, Ian Pardo, Lawrence Carcone, Joseph Pecoraro, Thomas Diaz, Kenny Donald, David Merritt, Jonathon Nidiffer, Marcus Smith, Matison McCurdy, Ryan Lucas, Austin Ditthardt, Ryan Valenzuela, Rafael

Rd/Pick    (1)-8   (1)-19   (1S)-33   (2)-58   (3)-90   (4)-123   (5)-153   (6)-183   (7)-213   (8)-243   (9)-273  (10)-303  (11)-333  (12)-363  (13)-393  (14)-423  (15)-453  (16)-483  (17)-513  (18)-543  (19)-573  (20)-603  (21)-633  (22)-663  (23)-693  (24)-723  (25)-753  (26)-783  (27)-813  (28)-843  (29)-873  (30)-903  (31)-933  (32)-963  (33)-993 (34)-1023 (35)-1053 (36)-1083 (37)-1113 (38)-1143 (39)-1173 (40)-1203 (41)-1233 (42)-1263 (43)-1293 (44)-1323 (45)-1353 (46)-1383 (47)-1413 (48)-1443 (49)-1473 (50)-1503   UND FA   UND FA   UND FA   UND FA   UND FA   UND FA   UND FA

Signed YES YES YES YES - YES YES - YES YES YES YES YES YES - YES YES YES YES YES - YES - - YES YES - YES YES YES - YES YES - YES YES - - YES - - YES YES YES - - - - - - YES - YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

School Woodward Academy (GA) Minooka Community HS (IL) Minnesota Garey HS (CA) Virginia Tech Texas Tech Penn St U Glendora HS (CA) Eloisa Pascual HS North Carolina St U Xavier Sinclair SS Cedar Crest HS (PA) Georgia Tech Oklahoma St U Riverside HS (SC) Western Oklahoma State U Houston Middle Tennessee State Hoover HS (AL) Richton HS (MS) Jacksonville St U Spring Valley HS (NV) Ball State Nebraska University of AR - Little Rock Chipola JC North Carolina St U Youngstown St U U Oklahoma Nevada Union HS (CA) Stanford U Kansas Menchville HS (VA) Duke St. Johns Bishop Ford Central Cath. (NY) Los Osos HS (CA) Villanova U Plano West Sr. HS (TX) Mid Carolina HS (SC) Francis Marion U Gulf Coast CC Texas Christian U Wayne County HS (MS) McAllen HS (TX) Perkiomen School (PA) Christopher Columbus HS (FL) New Hartford HS (NY) Half Hallow Hills West HS (NY) Colegio Angel David HS JL Mann HS (SC) University of AL-Birmingham University of Kentucky Lamar University Duke University Jacksonville State Troy Arizona

POS  CF/2B   RHP  C/3B  RHP   RF  RHP    C  RHP    C  RHP  LHP  LHP   3B  RHP   2B   CF  RHP    C   3B   CF   SS   CF  RHP    C   RF  LHP  RHP  LHP   SS  RHP   CF   RF  LHP  RHP  RHP  RHP   1B  RHP  RHP   1B  RHP  LHP   RF  RHP   SS  RHP   SS  LHP   SS  RHP    C   CF   SS    C  RHP    C  RHP   1B   3B

B/T   R/R   R/R   S/R   S/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   S/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   R/R   R/R   L/R   L/R   R/R   R/R   L/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/L   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   L/R   R/R   L/R   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   L/L   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R   R/R

Ht/Wt  5'09" / 188 6'04" / 190 6'02" / 200 6'03" / 185 6'01" / 179 6'06" / 225 6'02" / 220 6'03" / 180 6'00" / 180 6'00" / 220 6'05" / 220 6'04" / 205 6'03" / 205 6'01" / 176 6'00" / 188 6'02" / 180 6'01" / 180 6'00" / 205 6'00" / 205 5'10" / 160 6'03" / 190 5'11" / 210 6'04" / 205 6'03" / 220 6'01" / 195 6'07" / 220 6'02" / 215 6'03" / 215 6'02" / 180 6'04" / 185 6'02" / 195 6'02" / 225 6'01" / 185 6'02" / 195 6'04" / 200 5'11" / 205 6'01" / 210 6'04" / 215 6'03" / 222 6'03" / 230 6'00" / 195 6'00" / 200 6'00" / 190 6'04" / 215 5'10" / 160 6'02" / 185 5'11" / 172 6'00" / 180 5'07" / 180 5'11" / 154 5'09" / 175 6'00" / 190 5'08" / 180 6'02" / 200 6'01" / 200 5'10" / 175 6'05" / 200 6'01" / 200

DOB  08/16/1992  10/07/1991  12/07/1988  06/07/1992  09/02/1988  03/21/1989  10/07/1988  10/03/1991  06/08/1992  09/24/1989  11/11/1988  06/13/1992  12/19/1991  02/13/1988  03/20/1989  09/22/1991  09/27/1990  04/27/1988  05/09/1989  10/01/1991  05/10/1992  09/15/1987  05/26/1992  08/04/1987  03/06/1988  09/22/1987  01/18/1990  07/25/1987  06/26/1988  10/17/1987  01/04/1991  12/16/1988  10/16/1987  09/16/1992  10/20/1987  12/12/1987  09/02/1992  05/13/1992  11/03/1988  09/28/1991  02/08/1992  08/16/1988  08/24/1989  07/11/1986  12/23/1991  03/30/1992  10/27/1991  10/22/1991  01/18/1992  11/22/1992  05/09/1992  05/24/1992  01/13/1988  01/13/1987    12/28/1987  12/05/1987  10/20/1987

Class   HS   HS   JR   HS   JR   JR   JR   HS   HS   JR   JR   HS   HS   SR   JR   HS   J2   SR   JR   HS   HS   SR   HS   SR   SR   SR   J1   SR   SR   SR   HS   JR   SR   HS   SR   SR   HS   HS   SR   HS   HS   SR   J2   SR   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   HS   SR   SR   SR   SR   SR   SR   SR

Scouting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[Lurch]

What ever happened on Wates?

[Andyzipp]

So with DeShields agreeing, are the Astros pretty much done with this class?

[Jacksonian]

So with DeShields agreeing, are the Astros pretty much done with this class?

Wates mostly and Plutko though he's very unlikely is about all that's left.

[BudGirl]

I thought Plutko signed?

[pots]

Wates mostly and Plutko though he's very unlikely is about all that's left.

FWIW, Jones hasn't made a final decision yet

[Jacksonian]

I thought Plutko signed?

Nope.  See the article linked at the first post on this page.

[Navin R Johnson]

I am sure hope they can convince Jone$ to join the organization.

[pots]

I am sure hope they can convince Jone$ to join the organization.

It would be a nice add to the ever growing talented middle infielder list:

Jio, Altuve, Cartwright, Villar, DeShields, and (possibly) Jone$

[OregonStrosFan]

DeShields is in Houston for his physical per Berman. LINK

[OregonStrosFan]

DeShields signing bonus at $2.15M per McTaggart (via Twitter).

[Duman]

25th rounder Rodney Quintero signs -

His JC Coach is not real happy about it but likes his stuff:

“It is disappointing any time you lose a guy and you lose him late,” the coach said. “I felt like Rodney  had a chance to be a first rounder next year. I’ve had two first rounders, and I’ve worked with a couple other guys who went in the first round, and (Quintero) is in the same category with those guys....“I wouldn’t surprised to see him in big leagues in a few years,” Johnson said. “He’s got the arm strength. He’s an explosive, athletic pitcher, which you don’t see very often. He’s got explosive legs, a quick arm, and his fastball sneaks up on you. He can get it up to 95 (mph), but he could be guy you see throwing 97 or 98 at some point...“It’s there, it’s just a matter of him developing secondary pitches, gaining some confidence, and having some more success,”

assigned to Greeneville

[jbm]

Thanks for all these things y'all find and link.

Explosive legs?

[Reuben]

Explosive legs?

Maybe like this?

[moriartp]

Third-rounder Austin Wates on Twitter (via Astros County):

Just landed in Houston! Let's pray for a productive next 12 hours!

Right there with you, Austin.

[OregonStrosFan]

An update on who hasn't signed via Astros County ('*' indicate articles noting player won't sign):

3rd Round - RF Austin Wates
6th Round - RHP Adam Plutko
13th Round - 2B Davis Duren
19th Round - SS Jacoby Jones
21st Round - RHP Aaron Blair
22nd Round - C Zach Dygert
29th Round - CF Broughan Jantz
32nd Round - RHP Austin Chrismon*
35th Round - 1B Esteban Gomez
36th Round - RHP Ryan Halstead*
38th Round - 1B Ryan Ford*
39th Round - RHP Krishawn Holley
43rd Round - SS DeMarcus Henderson
44th Round - RHP Alexis Garza
45th Round - SS Ian Vazquez*
46th Round - LHP Lawrence Pardo
47th Round - SS Joe Carcone
48th Round - RHP T.J. Pecoraro
50th Round - CF David Donald

[OregonStrosFan]

Third-rounder Austin Wates on Twitter (via Astros County):

Just landed in Houston! Let's pray for a productive next 12 hours!

Right there with you, Austin.

Update (Wates via Twitter):

austinwates
 
About to board my flight back to Richmond, productive 12 hours, however, not exactly what I expected

[Ron Brand]

Damn.

[OregonStrosFan]

Damn.

Not swearing to nothing, but still think it'll happen.

[Ron Brand]

I hope so. Any noise on JaCoby?

[OregonStrosFan]

I hope so. Any noise on JaCoby?

Nada.

[pots]

Update (Wates via Twitter):

austinwates
 
About to board my flight back to Richmond, productive 12 hours, however, not exactly what I expected

apparantly he thought twice about his tweet.  It's not there.

[OregonStrosFan]

apparantly he thought twice about his tweet.  It's not there.

Thought he might have been in Houston for a pre-deadline deal physical (which turns out to have been a good WAG).  Thinking a deal will still get done though.

Highlights from McTaggart's draft signing update

Heck:

"We're exclusive to pursuing the five players at this point in time.  Others that are unsigned, outside of that five, either we've determined to continue evaluations and are better off going to school or we've been unable to bridge a gap between what our evaluated value is compared to how they value themselves. Some just said they'd rather go to school, and that's typical of your later round drafts when you take fliers on for numbers."

2 of the 5 are Austin Wates and  Rodney Quintero (and since Quintero has already told the Jackson County Floridian that he's signed I think it's pretty safe to say he is a done deal).

Heck on progress with Wates:

"We're putting a lot of time and effort into [getting Wates signed].  We wanted to make sure the physical aspect was done because on a deadline deal, if you don't get it, you're unable to get it done in time. Then it's all buyer beware."

McTaggart didn't mention who the other 3 were, except to say that they weren't JaCoby Jones.  Per Heck:

"We have a high value on him, but it's not close to where it's going to take for him to forgo LSU."

[OregonStrosFan]

Add Plutko to 'the list of 5': Levine LINK

[Travis]

Why is Wates such a tough sign? Thinking that he'll go higher next year? Tough to lose him, but we'd get a compensation pick for him, even if it's unprotected. We wouldn't get one for Plutko though, right?

Guesses on the other players they're working on? With Wates, Plutko, and Quintero, that leaves 2 more, right? Davis Duren?

[Jacksonian]

Why is Wates such a tough sign? Thinking that he'll go higher next year? Tough to lose him, but we'd get a compensation pick for him, even if it's unprotected. We wouldn't get one for Plutko though, right?

Guesses on the other players they're working on? With Wates, Plutko, and Quintero, that leaves 2 more, right? Davis Duren?

Compensation for unsigned players only goes through the 3rd round.  So, the cutoff is Wates.  The Astros would get a 3S pick.

[OregonStrosFan]

Guesses on the other players they're working on? With Wates, Plutko, and Quintero, that leaves 2 more, right? Davis Duren?

My wild ass guess is that RHP Aelxis Garza from McAllen (44th rd) is one of the two.  Again, a WAG.

[OregonStrosFan]

Per McTaggart (via Twitter):

Astros sign 39th-round pick Krishawn Holly, a RHP from Mid Carolina High School. He will go to the GCL.

So that is one of the two unknowns that the Astros were trying to sign....

[OregonStrosFan]

My wild ass guess is that RHP Aelxis Garza from McAllen (44th rd) is one of the two.  Again, a WAG.

Garza going to college. LINK (h/t Astros County)

[Jacksonian]

BA is twittering the hell out of the signing deadline so much that twitter has gone down.

[Hornstros]

BA is twittering the hell out of the signing deadline so much that twitter has gone down.

They should contract out Angel Sanchez to get it back up and running

[Jacksonian]

They should contract out Angel Sanchez to get it back up and running

Apparently they did.  It was down for I think about an hour.

[Navin R Johnson]

Are there a lot more over slot signings this year or does it just seem like it?

[Reuben]

They should contract out Angel Sanchez to get it back up and running

Angel Sanchez demanded to sign at a below-slot bonus. Just because.

[pots]

Wates signed: http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=2870

[Jacksonian]

Barret Loux is a free agent on September 1.

Reading between the lines there was some serious disagreement regarding his physical.  So which team does he want to go to?

[Andyzipp]

Barret Loux is a free agent on September 1.

Reading between the lines there was some serious disagreement regarding his physical.  So which team does he want to go to?

This was a tacit admittal that Arizona was very seriously attempting to fuck him over.

From someone on the inside, the only "disagreement" was from Arizona's physical.  Loux took independent physicals both before and after the draft and NO ONE else saw what the AZ doc saw.

He has interest in staying home (Houston), but has no idea if the interest would be mutual.

I hope the Astros/Heck take a flyer on him.

[austro]

I hope the Astros/Heck take a flyer on him.

Will he still be expecting first-round bonus money?

[Andyzipp]

Will he still be expecting first-round bonus money?

He's not going to be free, but his salary demands were never an issue.  He was ready to sign at slot, and then offered to sign below slot when Arizona balked.

[Jacksonian]

He's not going to be free, but his salary demands were never an issue.  He was ready to sign at slot, and then offered to sign below slot when Arizona balked.

No doubt teams are aware of what's gone on.  I would imagine there will be more than a few teams bidding for him.

[jbm]

This was a tacit admittal that Arizona was very seriously attempting to fuck him over.

From someone on the inside, the only "disagreement" was from Arizona's physical.  Loux took independent physicals both before and after the draft and NO ONE else saw what the AZ doc saw.

On one hand, seems like a wise move by Selig.  Probably prevents a lawsuit, really helps out Loux, and probably doesn't set a precedent (I assume this won't happen often).  Would like to have seen some justice against Arizona, but that would go beyond a tacit admission.

On the other, it does seem like an admission that the system allows a player to be fucked over, implying it needs a fix.

[S.P. Rodriguez]

On one hand, seems like a wise move by Selig.  Probably prevents a lawsuit, really helps out Loux, and probably doesn't set a precedent (I assume this won't happen often).  Would like to have seen some justice against Arizona, but that would go beyond a tacit admission.

On the other, it does seem like an admission that the system allows a player to be fucked over, implying it needs a fix.

Eh... I see the fact that they are only getting a supplemental vs the 6th pick next year as adequate justice.  You can't prove Arizona's intent.  But you can ensure they don't receive unjust benefit from either duplicity or incompetence, whichever the case may be. 

[jbm]

I guess I don't understand.  I thought AZ getting the supplemental meant that they were getting the high pick (6A) in the next years draft, in addition to their other likely high pick. 

[Jacksonian]

I guess I don't understand.  I thought AZ getting the supplemental meant that they were getting the high pick (6A) in the next years draft, in addition to their other likely high pick. 

I read that as supplemental first round as opposed to equivalent compensation, 6A, for not signing that pick.

[Lurch]

What am I missing?  Am I reading correctly that some don't think the AZ doctor really saw something, but for other reasons they were using that as an excuse?  What other reasons, especially if he was willing to sign below slot?

[Andyzipp]

What am I missing?  Am I reading correctly that some don't think the AZ doctor really saw something, but for other reasons they were using that as an excuse?  What other reasons, especially if he was willing to sign below slot?

He wanted to play pro ball. And knowing his family through a friend, he was willing to do a make good type contract just to get started.  

He and his family were not expecting him to go in the first round, especially not in the top 10. So, at or below slot, he was going to make more than he expected to. He really just wants to play pro ball.

The former AZ GM overruled his scouts and push for Loux to get drafted over the protests of a lot of the rest of the front office. For whatever reason, they don't want Loux and would rather have the pick back.

[jbm]

I read that as supplemental first round as opposed to equivalent compensation, 6A, for not signing that pick.

Well, if that is true, then it was an even better move by Selig.  He doled out justice to all parties, and sent a signal that there is no benefit to this crap in the future.

Lurch,  I don't know what AZ's reasons were.  I had heard that maybe it had to do with their state of flux at draft time (interim GM) and that they basically were voiding their pick (delaying it to next year).  Maybe they are going broke.  I don't know, but not even offering slot, or signing him for less than slot (which he would reportedly have agreed to) is acting in bad faith, imo.  Besides, his injury history was known and if they really feel he is damaged, they owed it to him to do due diligence prior to the draft and pass him over.  I am having a hard time envisioning any scenario where AZ's actions look defensible.

[astrosfan76]

Levine has an article up saying ARI gets 6A in next year's draft and Wade quotes that Astros will look into signing him.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/7156870.html

[S.P. Rodriguez]

Well, if that is true, then it was an even better move by Selig.  He doled out justice to all parties, and sent a signal that there is no benefit to this crap in the future.

Lurch,  I don't know what AZ's reasons were.  I had heard that maybe it had to do with their state of flux at draft time (interim GM) and that they basically were voiding their pick (delaying it to next year).  Maybe they are going broke.  I don't know, but not even offering slot, or signing him for less than slot (which he would reportedly have agreed to) is acting in bad faith, imo.  Besides, his injury history was known and if they really feel he is damaged, they owed it to him to do due diligence prior to the draft and pass him over.  I am having a hard time envisioning any scenario where AZ's actions look defensible.

As I read it, it's a combination of the things you speculated about Arizona's state of mgmt/finances in addition to projections that next year's talent pool is very deep.  If they get 6A, then they just hosed the other teams picking 7 and later.  Every team disappointed in a current year's draft pool will now have a roadmap on how to defer a 1st round pick to the following year, if that is preferable.   I would hope, "HOPE", that Bud recognizes the loophole and, assuming it's unintended, asserts his significant powers to prevent teams from benefitting from this tactic. 

[Lurch]

As I read it, it's a combination of the things you speculated about Arizona's state of mgmt/finances in addition to projections that next year's talent pool is very deep.  If they get 6A, then they just hosed the other teams picking 7 and later.  Every team disappointed in a current year's draft pool will now have a roadmap on how to defer a 1st round pick to the following year, if that is preferable.   I would hope, "HOPE", that Bud recognizes the loophole and, assuming it's unintended, asserts his significant powers to prevent teams from benefitting from this tactic. 

Yeah, not really fair to those at 7 or later next year.  Perhaps he could have said that the team that picks up Loux will give AZ their second round pick for next year.  Penalty to AZ and reasonable upgrade trade for some team I would assume.

[Jacksonian]

Levine has an article up saying ARI gets 6A in next year's draft and Wade quotes that Astros will look into signing him.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/7156870.html

Can't say I'm fond of that compromise.

It reads to me that Wade has a number or range in mind, given Loux's arm is fine, and that he'll try to sign him.

[OregonStrosFan]

Can't say I'm fond of that compromise. Then again, if he is signed by the Astros I'm ecstatic about it!

FIFY?

[Jacksonian]

FIFY?

I thought that went without saying, being one of the bus drivers and all.

[astrosfan76]

Can't say I'm fond of that compromise.

It reads to me that Wade has a number or range in mind, given Loux's arm is fine, and that he'll try to sign him.

Signing Loux would definitely be a plus.  I think it could get interesting if Loux goes out and proves healthy.  The D-Backs make it sound like his injuries aren't small.  If he starts holding tryouts in September without treatment, with clubs examining him and finding nothing wrong, it is going to look awfully bad on the D-Backs part.

[Hornstros]

w/ 6A, Arizona will have to draft a guy with high signability with that pick.  If they don't sign him then they lose it.  I know this goes without saying, i just don't think that AZ got a helluva deal since they will be somewhat limited in their negotions with who they take at 6A in 2011....the draft pick will have a lot of leverage. 

Either way, the disparity among what Byrnes thought of Loux and what the rest of the AZ org thought of Loux must have been pretty large to not sign him and blame it on the supposed injury