<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Best <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLBDraft?src=hash">#MLBDraft</a>? Too early to tell, but <a href="https://twitter.com/jimcallisMLB">@jimcallisMLB</a> thinks <a href="https://twitter.com/astros">@Astros</a> did REAL well: <a href="http://t.co/qniDSSvkbx">http://t.co/qniDSSvkbx</a> <a href="http://t.co/kigdEXYGYT">pic.twitter.com/kigdEXYGYT</a></p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/609080269069426688">June 11, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jacob Nix signs with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/padres?src=hash">#padres</a> for $900k as 86th pick in draft. Slot was $687,300. MVP Sports client.</p>— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) <a href="https://twitter.com/jcrasnick/status/610537794176421888">June 15, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
his 'promised' deal last year with the Astros was rumored to be ~$1.5? Correct? So he ended up getting less (although he got compensation for what happened last year from the 'Stros ).
Yup, but the revised deal after the Aiken stuff went down was around $616k. Looks like he made the right call in passing on that offer, although one could argue what one year of development in an organization could potentially be worth.
Hope he got enough in settlement to make up for the difference. While I don't appreciate his sour grapes comments, the whole situation was terrible luck for him.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Finally ... Brady Aiken's bonus w/<a href="https://twitter.com/Indians">@Indians</a> is $2,513,280. Lower than I was led to believe. Slot at 17 is $2,393,600. <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBDraft">@MLBDraft</a></p>— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/jimcallisMLB/status/613095285313679361">June 22, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>