I forgot to include Barefoot's bonus in this calculation, plus Henley signed a little underslot, so without knowing what the bonus amounts for Brewer, Battenfield, or Guerrero will be, they're sitting at about $240k underslot, not including the $250k to reach 4% over the pool amount. I would think that would be plenty to get Gusto and Jordan in the fold, hopefully Campbell too.
Bump #3 Status as of June 15 Bold: player has signed or given indications that he will sign Name stricken through: player will not sign or has given indications that he will not sign Round 1, #32 overall: Korey Lee, C, Cal (JR) - signed for $1,750,000 Round 2, #68 overall: Grae Kessinger, SS, Ole Miss (JR) - signed for $750,000 Round 3, #106 overall: Jordan Brewer, CF, Michigan (JR) Round 4, #136 overall: Colin Barber, CF, Pleasant Valley High School (Chico, California); committed to Oregon - signed for $1,000,000 Round 5, #166 overall: Hunter Brown, RHP, Wayne State (JR) - signed for $325,000 Round 6, #196 overall: Matthew Barefoot, CF, Campbell (redshirt JR) - signed for $150,000 Round 7, #226 overall: Blair Henley, RHP, Texas (JR) - signed for $150,000 Round 8, #256 overall: Luis Guerrero, CF, Miami Dade College (JUCO SOPH); committed to South Florida - signed for $150,000 Round 9, #286 overall: Peyton Battenfield, RHP, Oklahoma State (JR) - signed for $148,400 Round 10, #316 overall: C.J. Stubbs, C, USC (redshirt JR) - signed for $85,000 Round 11, #346 overall: Ryan Gusto, RHP, Florida Southwestern State College (JUCO SOPH); committed to Western Kentucky Round 12: #376 overall: Garrett Gayle, RHP, Rice (JR) Round 13, #406 overall: Kevin Holcomb, RHP, Glendale College (CA) (JUCO SOPH); committed to UCLA - signed for $150,000 Round 14, #436 overall: Derek West, RHP, Pittsburgh (redshirt JR) Round 15, #466 overall: Cole McDonald, RHP, Iowa (SR) Round 16, #496 overall: Dexter Jordan, 2B, Pearl River Community College (JUCO FR) Round 17, #526 overall: Danny Cody, RHP, Baldwin-Wallace College (SR) Round 18, #556 overall: Justin Campbell, RHP, Simi Valley High School (Simi Valley, California); committed to Tulane Round 19, #586 overall: Tyler Krabbe, C, Montevallo (SR) Round 20, #616 overall: Alex Palmer, RHP, Stephen F. Austin (JR) Round 21, #646 overall: Davis Vainer, RHP, Alabama (redshirt JR); transferring to Arizona to play as a grad transfer Round 22, #676 overall: Shea Barry, RHP, UC Santa Barbara (JR) Round 23, #706 overall: Zach Biermann, 1B, Coastal Carolina (SR) Round 24, #736 overall: Preston Pavlica, CF, Grand Canyon (SR) Round 25, #766 overall: E.P. Reese, CF, Winston-Salem State (redshirt SOPH) Round 26, #796 overall: Chandler Casey, RHP, Lubbock Christian (SR) Round 27, #826 overall: Kevin Dickey, LHP, Seminole State College (JUCO SOPH); committed to Texas Tech Round 28, #856 overall: Bryan Arias, 2B, Texas-San Antonio (SR) Round 29, #886 overall: Whit Drennan, LHP, Rollins College (SR) Round 30, #916 overall: Michael Horrell, RHP, Campbell (SR) Round 31, #946 overall: Peyton Plumlee, RHP, Mississippi State (SR) Round 32, #976 overall: Oscar Carvajal, RHP, Fresno State (redshirt SOPH) Round 33, #1006 overall: Bryan Martinez, LHP, Connors State College (JUCO SOPH) Round 34, #1036 overall: A.J. Lee, SS, Maryland (SR) Round 35, #1066 overall: James Nix, RF, College of Central Florida (JUCO FR); committed to South Carolina Round 36, #1096 overall: Chandler Murphy, RHP, Liberty High School (Peoria, Arizona); committed to Arizona Round 37, #1126 overall: Max Dias, 3B, Porter High School (Porter, Texas); committed to New Orleans Round 38, #1156 overall: J.C. Correa, SS, Lamar (JR) Round 39, #1186 overall: Brock Rudy, C, Northgate High School (Walnut Creek, California); committed to Utah Round 40, #1216 overall: Dillon Plew, 1B, Washington State (JR) Undrafted Free Agents In the past, there were players who apparently signed as undrafted free agents with the Astros but never appeared on a roster of a minor league affiliate. I'll only update this part if they appear on a roster. The First 10, with Slot Values 1-32: Korey Lee ($2,257,300) - signed for $1,750,000 = +507,300 2-68: Grae Kessinger ($953,100) - signed for $750,000 = +203,100 3-106: Jordan Brewer ($549,000) 4-136: Colin Barber ($410,100) - signed for $1,000,000 = -589,900 5-166: Hunter Brown ($306,800) - signed for $325,000 = -18,200 6-196: Matthew Barefoot ($239,000) - signed for $150,000 = +89,000 7-226: Blair Henley ($188,900) - signed for $150,000 = +38,900 8-256: Luis Guerrero ($160,300) - signed for $150,000 = +10,300 9-286: Peyton Battenfield ($148,400) - signed for $148,400 = slot value 10-316: C.J. Stubbs ($142,200) - signed for $85,000 = +57,200 Overslot signings after 10th round The maximum slot after the 10th round is $125,000. Kevin Holcomb - $150,000 = -25,000 Original bonus pool: $5,355,100 Pool spent: $4,533,400 Money remaining in pool before penalties: $821,700 Breakdown 5 High school 2 JUCO Freshmen 5 JUCO Sophs 13 Juniors (I'm listing redshirt sophomores as juniors) 15 Seniors (I'm listing redshirt juniors as seniors) By position 4 C 2 1B 2 2B 1 3B 3 SS 7 OF (6 CF, 1 RF) 18 RHP 3 LHP The signing deadline is July 5. College seniors are not subject to this deadline; teams can negotiate with seniors up until one week before next year's draft. Baseball America Top 500 Players 1. Korey Lee - #173 2. Grae Kessinger - #125 3. Jordan Brewer - #158 4. Colin Barber - #195 5. Hunter Brown - #156 6. Matthew Barefoot - #290 7. Blair Henley - #336 10. C.J. Stubbs - #429 23. Zach Biermann - #421 Where are the High School/JUCO players committed? 4. Colin Barber - Oregon 8. Luis Guerrero - South Florida 11. Ryan Gusto - Western Kentucky 13. Kevin Holcomb - UCLA 16. Dexter Jordan - ? 18. Justin Campbell - Tulane 27. Kevin Dickey - Texas Tech 33. Bryan Martinez - ? 35. James Nix - South Carolina 36. Chandler Murphy - Arizona 37. Max Dias - New Orleans 39. Brock Rudy - Utah Players in College World Series Jordan Brewer Peyton Plumlee Where they're headed Quad Cities Tri-City Korey Lee (1) GCL
Good to see another lefty underclassmen getting signed in Martinez. Looks like Gusto, Campbell, Carvajal, Murphy, Rudy, and Plew are the only ones left undecided. I expect them to sign 2 of those guys, likely Gusto and Campbell.
3 HSers have yet to make their decision. I wonder if the Astros will a serious run at any of them with remainder of their bonus + penalty monies.
If my math is correct, the Astros now have $970,000 left in the pool before penalties with Peyton Battenfield's bonus yet to be disclosed and Jordan Barber yet to sign.
I think Brewer will need to sign before we get a good idea of whether or not they can make a run at any of the underclassmen they drafted in the 30s
Battenfield got slot. I suspect Brewer will get essentially his slot amount as well. I would guess if Gusto was going to sign for 125K, he'd already be signed, so he might eat up a bit of the ~250k they've saved. He certainly doesn't lack confidence.
Honestly, that kid seems like a douchebag. But I thought the same thing about Bregman initially, so hope he makes good on it.
So if I am keeping track correctly, there are 8 guys undecided with about $400k they can spend before meaningful penalties: Gusto Campbell Palmer Carvajal Nix Murphy Rudy Plew Vainer, Dias, and Correa have said they won’t sign. Brewer, West, Gayle, McDonald, Palmer, Plumlee, Cody, Holcomb, and Barry have indicated they will sign or have signed, but the Astros have not announced it yet.
Most of those signed in the first group. I believe Barry signed when Kessinger and Barber signed as well. Edit: guess not.
Thanks. So Brewer, Plumlee, and Barry are the 3 guys who’ve indicated they’ll sign or have signed who haven’t been announced.