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My guess would be a team with a lot of picks like the cardinals. I hope it's us and we are signing Vitrant, but I doubt we would ever reach an agreement with him until we reach agreements with the first 11 picks
And finally, in the 40th Round, with the 1209th pick in the 2012 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, the Houston Astros select Joseph Shaw, a RHP from Ennis HS, in Ennis. He is committed to Dallas Baptist. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>One other off-shoot of new rules. Team can take 3-4 tough sign H.S. after 10th round, let them know they only have money for 1.</p>— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) <a href="https://twitter.com/jjcoop36/status/210441235683479552" data-datetime="2012-06-06T18:41:15+00:00">June 6, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>If team has $300,000 socked away for tough sign post 10th-rder, 1st guy who says yes gets it, others either sign for $100K or go to college</p>— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) <a href="https://twitter.com/jjcoop36/status/210441502676090880" data-datetime="2012-06-06T18:42:18+00:00">June 6, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> We probably don't have to worry about Traver doing this. He's dead set on TCU.
Recap 1. Carlos Correa, SS, Puerto Rico Baseball Academy (committed to Miami) 1 Supp. Lance McCullers, RHP, Jesuit HS, Tampa (Florida) 2. Nolan Fontana, SS, Florida 3. Brady Rodgers, RHP, Arizona State (JR) 4. Rio Ruiz, 3B, Bishop Amat HS, La Puente, California (USC) 5. Andrew Aplin, CF, Arizona State (JR) 6. Brett Phillips, CF, Seminole HS, Seminole, Florida 7. Preston Tucker, LF, Florida (NC State) 8. Tyler Heineman, C, UCLA (JR) 9. Dan Minor, RHP, Texas A&M- Corpus Christi (JR) 10. Joe Bircher, LHP, Bradley 11. Hunter Virant, LHP, Adolfo Camarillo HS, Camarillo, California (UCLA) 12. Terrell Joyce, LF, Florida State College (JUCO SOPH) (committed to Virginia Tech) 13. Brian Holmes, LHP, Wake Forest (JR) 14. Joe Sclafani, SS, Dartmouth (JR) 15. Erick Gonzalez, Gateway CC, Phoenix, Arizona (JUCO SOPH) 16. Dan Gulbransen, LF, Jacksonville U (JR) 17. Aaron West, RHP, Washington 18. Ricky Gingras, C, Point Loma Nazarene (JR) 19. Austin Elkins, 2B, Dallas Baptist (JR) 20. Michael Clark, LHP, Kent State (JR) 21. Marc Wik, CF, Chabot College (California) (JUCO SOPH) 22. Kenny Long, LHP, Illinois State (5th-yr SR) 23. Travis Ballew, RHP, Texas State (JR) 24. Pat Blair, SS, Wake Forest (JR) 25. Ryan Dineen, SS, Eastern Illinois (JR) 26. C.J. Hinojosa, SS, Klein Collins HS (Texas) 27. Tanner Mathis, CF, Ole Miss (JR) 28. Angel Ibanez, 3B, Texas-Pan American (JR) 29. Christian Garcia, RHP, Florence-Darlington Technical College (JUCO SOPH) 30. John Neely, RHP, Texas Tech 31. Michael "M.P." Cokinos, C, St. Mary's University (Texas) (JR) 32. Tyler Manez, LHP, Plainedge HS, North Massapequa, NY (Elon) 33. Mike Hauschild, RHP, Dayton 34. Jordan "J.J." Jankowski, RHP, Catawba College 35. Jimmy Sinatro, C, Skyline HS, Sammamish, Washington (Gonzaga) 36. Michael Martinez, 1B, Florida International 37. Michael Dimock, RHP, Wake Forest 38. Zach Remillard, 3B, La Salle Institute, Troy, NY (Coastal Carolina) 39. Mitchell Traver, RHP, Houston Christian HS (TCU) 40. Joe Shaw, RHP, Ennis HS, Ennis, Texas (Dallas Baptist) No commit info available for Wik, Garcia, or Gonzalez.
In this class, there are: 17 juniors (hoping for at least 12-14) 4 JUCO players (no idea, hope we get at least Joyce) 8 seniors (unless they have better things to do with their lives than baseball, they'll sign) 11 HS players (the Day 3 HSers will definitely be off to school, early signs on McCullers look promising, Phillips on board early is definitely encouraging, and Correa possibly signing for a discount absolutely blew me away) So, 27-30 players sign? Would be a nice haul. Update: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Astros owner Crane said Astros have a verbal agreement with Carlos Correa.</p>— Zachary Levine (@zacharylevine) <a href="https://twitter.com/zacharylevine/status/210490115175354368" data-datetime="2012-06-06T21:55:28+00:00">June 6, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Traver is dead set on TCU. I think the Day 3 high schoolers are off to school.
19 pitchers -13 RHP -6 LHP 4 C 1 1B 1 2B 3 3B 6 SS 7 OF -3 LF -4 CF Good job, good effort! by all of you. :grin: Kidding aside, many thanks to tellitlikeitis, no worries, juicystream, and all the rest of you who kept up with this. Good work.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Astros owner Crane said Astros have a verbal agreement with Carlos Correa.</p>— Zachary Levine (@zacharylevine) <a href="https://twitter.com/zacharylevine/status/210490115175354368" data-datetime="2012-06-06T21:55:28+00:00">June 6, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Astros owner Crane on deal with C. Correa: "We did it in a such a way that allowed us to pick up some other players that we really wanted."</p>— Zachary Levine (@zacharylevine) <a href="https://twitter.com/zacharylevine/status/210494408452341762" data-datetime="2012-06-06T22:12:32+00:00">June 6, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Nope! <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Astros sign third round Draft pick RHP Brady Rodgers. About to sign contract as we tweet, in fact. Entire family here to watch.</p>— Alyson Footer (@alysonfooter) <a href="https://twitter.com/alysonfooter/status/210497478087290881" data-datetime="2012-06-06T22:24:44+00:00">June 6, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Bolded name means that he has signed.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Rodgers will work out at GCL (Kissimmee) for a few weeks and then head to Tri-City in NY-Penn League.</p>— Alyson Footer (@alysonfooter) <a href="https://twitter.com/alysonfooter/status/210502920662298624" data-datetime="2012-06-06T22:46:21+00:00">June 6, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Oh my god, the Astros might now have the smartest front office in Houston, and that's really saying something given Morey and Smithiak...
Jeff Luhnow is a beast, he's like the Astros version of Morey, huge difference being this method works in Baseball. A good GM, can almost singlehandedly restore faith in an entire franchise. And we've had a couple of big duds recently.
The Astros aren't doing anything that other teams haven't already thought of before. Adding a business side to the front office is more advanced in baseball than other sports. It really speaks more to our backward ass front office under Wade and Pupurra more than it speaks of our current regime. I'm loving what the Astros are doing. Their approach is excellent and they are clearly well-run. And resembles a modern front office rather than a backward one. But in the end, we're still not certain of the quality of their scouting department. You can be cute with signing bonuses all you want. But if Buxton becomes a superstar while Correa flounders in the minors, then this would be a failure of a draft regardless of how we freed up some money for other prospects.
Somebody fill me in on this...Im very naive when it comes to the MLB draft. Why exactly would a team draft a high schooler when you know they are going to go to college? I dont understand the point of drafting them in the first place.
