Draft Pick Signing Deadline Today

If he has looked strong in bullpen sessions, and the team’s doctors think he is going to be healthy from here on out, he may be worth the money.

I feel confident that the right thing will be done today no matter what happens. I will definitely be disappointed if Alvarez doesn’t sign, but I will at least know that everything possible was done to sign him. From everything, I’m reading, it seems as if he’ll sign so optimism is still high.

Based on the report concerning Scheppers from the DK’s blog, I’m fine if he remains unsigned.

just so he is ready to go at spring training of 2009. I think that Scheppers camp has seen the cash that Grossman received yesterday and feel if he could get the money based on projections, that Scheppers can get his pre-injury projection slot. Doesn’t hurt to ask now, does it? I really believe that Scheppers does not want to go back to Fresno State and be abused again by their coaching staff. I look for him to sign somewhere closer to $1.25 mil than $2.07 mil. I hope…

He’s a good source because he’s honest, and doesn’t hesitate to admit if he has no idea. He reported that Grossman would sign over a month ago.

Hard to believe that we are spending like a large-market team with Frank Coonelly in charge. Kudos to FC and NH for investing in young talent. It’s such a refreshing change.

At the end of his post about the Miller signing (at least as of the last update where he quotes WTM), he says: “There could be another in a similar category today, too.”

http://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/pbc/

I wonder if he refers to Zachary Wilson?

With all this money they’re shelling out on this above slot guys I wonder if it really will be in lieu of one of the top two picks (hopefully not in lieu of Alvarez).

IPF is getting optimistic. The apocolypse is upon us.

is saying the deal is done. On radio right now.

just updated that a deal is absolutely not done yet. He even mentioned that this is news contrary to a local radio report.

http://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/pbc/archive/2008/08/15/pirates-alvarez-have-not-agreed-yet.aspx

what a bastard

gave in to the Reds contract.

if both scheppers and alvarez don’t sign…and with no time to turn that money into other picks (like gagnon, wright, wilson)

11:53 p.m.: I can just sense all of you out there dying over this. Won’t be long now …

uh…..YEAH!

but I don’t know how creditable that is

crashed again

On eight picks in first round. It may take time for this info to get out.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/

nothin since my last post

still nothing new. It takes about 10 minutes

is interesting. he was a boras client but should have had more leverage as a HS pitcher.

2 million bonus.
4.55 million guarantee.
MLB deal

I think that was reported before though.

he lowered his demands to $4 million, they went up to $3.3, but no deal was met.

They did sign they’re 15th rounder though.

a Boras guy?

the BA site crashed—for me at least. If anyone gets through to there or Dejan, let me know PLEASE

saying alvarez signed for 6.35 million…slightly more than posey and beckham.

again, they aren’t reliable, but hey, it’s news.

I am sure boras wants that

Rocco going nuts on radio

didn’t sign.

since we can’t draft you next year!

Rocco reporting it as fact. $6 mil bonus.

Alvarez signed.

for Alvarez

DK just reported the Pirates and first-round draft pick Pedro Alvarez agreed to contract terms, just before the midnight deadline Friday: $6 million bonus, plus college.

More in a bit.

for FC and NH. Wow, years of mismanagement were corrected in such a short time. Finally on the right path…

maybe got swamped with the 1st round news…

or nightmare

6 million bonus, plus college.

What does the college mean?
Wasn’t he a senior?

i’m goin to bed. but i’m pumped.
woooooooo

to attend grad school?

have ended tonight. College Seniors can negotiate up until the next draft.

“We are disappointed that we were unable to reach an agreement with our second-round selection Tanner Scheppers, but we knew when we selected Tanner that we might not be in a position to sign him by the August 15 deadline. Despite the quality efforts of both parties, it became clear that Tanner’s financial expectations were not in line with the risks presented by Tanner’s current status as a pitcher in the early stages of a rehabilitation program following an injury to his throwing shoulder. Unfortunately, Tanner’s rehabilitation program timeline changed dramatically from what his representative presented to us prior to the draft. Had Tanner been able to demonstrate that he was fully recovered from the injury he suffered towards the end of his 2008 season at Fresno State, we are confident that we could have found common ground on the economic terms of a contract. Selecting Tanner in the second round was a calculated risk from the outset. We knew when we selected him that, if he was able to show that he had recovered fully from his injury, we could have secured a first-round talent with our second-round selection. Because that did not happen, however, we will receive the 49th selection in next year’s draft as compensation. We were willing to take the risk involved in selecting Tanner for two reasons. First, a club that is unable to sign its second-round selection now receives "same slot” compensation in the next draft. Second, we made the strategic decision to select several players with early round talent later in the draft regardless of their signability. As a result of this decision, we were able to sign two players, Robbie Grossman and Quinton Miller, each of whom received strong consideration with our second round selection."

Via Dejan

What does everyone else think