I should have said College juniors... not Junior college signees. You get the idea. I'm glad to see Lindauer sign since he still had an extra year of eligibility and wasn't selected that high.
Super Regional update: Vanderbilt trails Louisville 2-0 in the bottom of the 5th. A loss and they're out. South Carolina whipped North Carolina 8-0 to tie the Chapel Hill Super Regional at 1 apiece. The deciding 3rd game is tomorrow. LSU had their ticket to Omaha punched a while ago after they ran OU out in a 2-game sweep of the Baton Rouge Super Regional.
Vanderbilt is eliminated with a 2-1 loss. Tony Kemp was 1-5 with a strikeout and a steal (34), and Conrad Gregor went 0-3 with 2 strikeouts.
Notes on a few draftees Austin Chrismon (26) is the first player to ever be drafted out of Christopher Newport University. Christopher Newport is a Division III school located in Newport News, Virginia, his hometown. According to Astros County, Pat Christensen's (27) 44 saves rank 5th in NCAA Division I history. He also leaves La Salle 2nd in appearances (105), 3rd in wins (17), and 4th in strikeouts (206). Adam Nelubowich (18) also played basketball and volleyball. He's also Canadian. Zach Morton (32), when not on the mound for Northwestern, was their 2B.
This news was brought to us by our good friends at Astros County. OP has been updated to indicate that James Ramsay (7) is likely to sign. AC also notes that Austin Nicely (10) is currently "undecided" Though it's not mentioned in the article (link in previous post), it's probably implied that Pat Christensen (27) will sign.
OP updated. H/T Astros County Jake Nottingham's Twitter account: Clue? Just kidding. Jake Rodriguez is also in Super Regional Action tonight. Oregon State is taking on Kansas State in the deciding game 3 of the Corvallis Super Regional. It will be on at 9 PM Central on ESPN3.
OP updated. CBS Philadelphia: Interview with Pat Christensen <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Jon Kemmer will sign with the <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Astros">#Astros</a> on Wednesday <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23AstrosDraft2013">#AstrosDraft2013</a></p>— Brooks Parker (@Subber10) <a href="https://twitter.com/Subber10/status/344154334948364289">June 10, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>I sign the contract Wednesday and start playing ball next Monday. New York penn league here I come. <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23pumped">#pumped</a></p>— Jon Kemmer (@kemkem24) <a href="https://twitter.com/kemkem24/status/344153650668658688">June 10, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>CNU junior pitcher Austin Chrismon, who was drafted in the 26th round by Houston, says he will sign with the Astros and not return to school</p>— Dave Johnson (@DaveJohnsonDP) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaveJohnsonDP/status/344086344072589312">June 10, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
It appears Randall Fant (29) and Tyler Brunnemann (40) are fixing to sign. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Thank you everyone for all of the support and shout outs. I'm really excited to start a new chapter. <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23goastros">#goastros</a></p>— Randall Fant (@RandalFantom32) <a href="https://twitter.com/RandalFantom32/status/343535915223887872">June 9, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Working baseball camps all this week and then headed out to start playing ball again next week <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23excited">#excited</a></p>— Tyler Brunnemann (@TBruno35) <a href="https://twitter.com/TBruno35/status/344099303691792384">June 10, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>21st round pick Jon Kemmer and 34th round pick Brett Booth both tweeted out that they were signing with HOU <a href="http://t.co/JChEOQMNb1" title="http://sbn.to/115fBAa">sbn.to/115fBAa</a></p>— Crawfish Boxes (@CrawfishBoxes) <a href="https://twitter.com/CrawfishBoxes/status/344244867108589568">June 11, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Officially part of the @<a href="https://twitter.com/astros">astros</a> family! Thanks again to everyone who made this day possible. <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23blessed">#blessed</a></p>— Brett Booth (@bfbooth) <a href="https://twitter.com/bfbooth/status/344222256945311744">June 10, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I know, I know. Late-round picks signing. Not very exciting. Most encouraging is that Nottingham and Martin seem to be committed to the Astros. Although I don't believe that they have formally signed, they've given indications that they're certainly open to signing.
Not that there was any doubt, but James Ramsay can be moved from "likely to sign" to "signed." <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Astros signed 7th rounder James Ramsay. Elias; "Speedy U South Florida junior with leadoff skillset and premium defense in center field."</p>— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/OrtizKicks/status/344243340281266176">June 11, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
It appears that the edit window on the OP has expired. No matter. Bold = signed, or has indicated that he will sign Italics = will not sign, or has indicated that he is unlikely to sign 1st Round: Mark Appel, RHP, Stanford (SR) 2nd Round: Andrew Thurman, RHP, UC-Irvine (JR) 3rd Round: Kent Emanuel, LHP, North Carolina (JR) 4th Round: Conrad Gregor, 1B, Vanderbilt (JR) 5th Round: Tony Kemp, 2B, Vanderbilt (JR) 6th Round: Jake Nottingham, C, Redlands HS, Redlands, CA (committed to Oklahoma) (???) 7th Round: James Ramsay, CF, South Florida (JR); to Tri-City 8th Round: Jason Martin, CF, Orange Lutheran HS, Orange, CA (committed to Long Beach State); in a Twitter conversation with Yankees 4th-round pick Tyler Wade, he says he's going to Kissimmee, which probably means he'll be with the GCL club. 9th Round: Brian Holberton, C, North Carolina (JR) 10th Round: Austin Nicely, LHP, Spotswood HS, Grottoes, VA (committed to Virginia) 11th Round: Devonte German, RHP, Bishop Manogue HS, Reno, NV (committed to Nevada) 12th Round: Chase McDonald, 1B, East Carolina (JR) 13th Round: Kyle Westwood, LHP, North Florida (SR); to Tri-City 14th Round: Chris Cotton, LHP, LSU (SR); currently in CWS 15th Round: James Farris, RHP, Arizona (JR) 16th Round: Dillon Newman, RHP, Baylor (JR) 17th Round: Alex Schick, RHP, Cathedral Catholic HS, San Diego (committed to Cal) 18th Round: Adam Nelubowich, 3B, Washington State (RS JR) (???); would likely start in Tri-City 19th Round: Jake Rodriguez, C, Oregon State (JR); currently in CWS 20th Round: Daniel Pinero, SS, Western Technical-Commercial School, Toronto (committed to Virginia) 21st Round: Jon Kemmer, LF, Brewton-Parker College (Georgia); says he's heading to Tri-City 22nd Round: Sebastian Kessay, LHP, Scottsdale CC (Arizona) (2nd-year JUCO); to Greeneville 23rd Round: Thomas Lindauer, SS, Illinois (JR); says he's heading to Tri-City 24th Round: Nathan Thornhill, RHP, UT (JR) 25th Round: Albert Minnis, LHP, Wichita State (JR); says he's going to Tri-City 26th Round: Austin Chrismon, RHP, Christopher Newport University (Virginia) (JR); source 27th Round: Pat Christensen, RHP, La Salle (SR) 28th Round: Jordan Mills, LHP, St. Mary's (California) (JR) 29th Round: Randall Fant, LHP, Arkansas (SR) 30th Round: Jorge Perez, RHP, Seminole State College (Oklahoma) (2nd-year JUCO) 31st Round: Scott Burke, RHP, Glendora HS, Glendora, California (committed to UCLA) 32nd Round: Zach Morton, RHP, Northwestern (5th-year SR) 33rd Round: Tyler White, 3B, Western Carolina (SR) 34th Round: Brett Booth, C, Alabama (SR); to GCL 35th Round: Kacy Clemens, RHP, Memorial HS (Houston) (committed to UT) 36th Round: J.D. Osborne, LHP, Wofford (5th-year SR) 37th Round: Josh Melendez, CF, New Mexico (SR) 38th Round: Ronnie Mitchell, CF, Dallas Baptist (SR) 39th Round: Juan Carlos Santos, RHP, Arlington Country Day School, Jacksonville (committed to Jacksonville) 40th Round: Tyler Brunnemann, RHP, Hardin-Simmons (SR) Undrafted Free Agents Jack Mayfield, 2B, Oklahoma; to Greeneville Troy Scribner, RHP, Sacred Heart
Oregon State is off to the College World Series. Jake Rodriguez (19) was 2-3 with a run scored and was hit by a pitch as the Beavers topped Kansas State 4-3. The Crawfish Boxes reports that LHP Albert Minnis (25) has signed and will begin his career with Tri-City. They also believe that 3B Adam Nelubowich (18) might have signed, and he would likely be assigned to Tri-City as well. Also, bonus tweets from Jason Martin. Well, good effort on Kissimmee. Not the easiest name to spell, so I'll cut him some slack. Maybe I'm reading way too much into this... <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Im out of here on Wednesday</p>— Jason Martin (@_JM55) <a href="https://twitter.com/_JM55/status/344282668348891139">June 11, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>@<a href="https://twitter.com/leslukach">leslukach</a>, thank you,kissamiee FL !</p>— Jason Martin (@_JM55) <a href="https://twitter.com/_JM55/status/344313587734560768">June 11, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Mike Elias on James Ramsay: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Astros sign7th rounder Ramsay; ;ook to close on other top 10 picks <a href="http://t.co/SWlaw0jAN2" title="http://bit.ly/166afFu">bit.ly/166afFu</a></p>— Ultimate Astros (@UltAstros) <a href="https://twitter.com/UltAstros/status/344256139388665856">June 11, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Looks like Chrismon intends to sign Dave Johnson @DaveJohnsonDP CNU junior pitcher Austin Chrismon, who was drafted in the 26th round by Houston, says he will sign with the Astros and not return to school
Good article on our 19th round pick. http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2013/06/quick_for_oregon_state_catcher.html
With the influx of all these guys going to minor league clubs, I am wondering what happens. That is, do guys get canned to make room for all these new players? Do they simply expand their staffs temporarily, and cut later? Do they demote or promote as part of the process?
