2012, we took Hunter Virant, who did not sign (We went over our pool that year). 2013, we took Devonte German (We also took Austin Nicely in the 10th). Both signed despite being considered tough signs. 2014, we took Dean Deetz, who signed for $100K, so none of the bonus pool was used.
There's a 10-minute break after this round. 10 rounds completed in the span of about 2 hours. I love day 3 of the draft. Round 20, Pick 589: Makay Nelson, RHP, College of Southern Idaho He's committed to Sacramento State. 15 appearances (13 starts), 6-6, 3.82 ERA, 68.1 IP, 63 H, 39 R (29 earned), 28 BB, 64 K, 1.33 WHIP, .234 opponent average
I think so. My wife went there for part of one semester before dropping out and ultimately costing me thousands.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Astros?src=hash">#Astros</a> have agreed to terms with 17th-round pick Justin Garcia, a lefty OF from Nova Southeastern University (J.D. Martinez's school).</p>— Brian McTaggart ⚾️ (@brianmctaggart) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/608698715772063744">June 10, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Round 23, Pick 679: Matthew Bower, LHP, Washington State 27 appearances (2 starts), 7-3, 4.79 ERA, 47 IP, 46 H (1 homer allowed), 32 R (25 earned), 20 BB, 55 K, 1.40 WHIP
Round 24, Pick 709: Chris Murphy, RHP, Millersville Division II school in Pennsylvania. PSAC pitcher of the year. Most wins without a loss in a single season in PSAC history. 14 appearances (13 starts, 6 complete games, 1 shutout) 12-0, 1.94 ERA, 88 IP, 71 H (3 HR allowed), 21 R (19 earned), 15 BB, 70 K, 0.98 WHIP, .217 opponent average
Round 25, Pick 739: Jorge Martinez, C, Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy, Florida, Puerto Rico Committed to El Paso Community College.
Meaning if we are unable to sign Daz, we still have an elite player (Sands was a projected 2nd round pick) to throw our leftover money at. Obviously Daz is Plan A, but Sands is a better Plan B than just not spending the savings.
The Astros could have a chance to get Sands, depending on what Bregman/Tucker/Daz receive. It doesn't necessarily have to be a Plan B.
Round 26, Pick 769: Ralph Garza, RHP, Oklahoma <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Astros 26th rdr Ralph Garza (from <a href="https://twitter.com/OU_Baseball">@OU_Baseball</a> ) ranked 16th on BA's Okla. list. RP who led OU in appearances last 2 seasons.</p>— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) <a href="https://twitter.com/jjcoop36/status/608713121666990080">June 10, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 30 appearances, 2-4, 2 saves, 4.08 ERA, 46.1 IP, 41 H, 25 R (21 earned), 12 BB, 49 K, 1.15 WHIP, .243 opponent average
