2012 MLB Draft

I'll reserve judgement until some of these top guys are signed.

 

Throw him enough money and he might change his mind. It happens every year, guys enter the draft with the stigma that they aren't signing and are for sure going to college but then ultimately sign (Josh Bell last year). You draft them just to get that opportunity to woo them and with so many picks its worth the risk, especially in the later rounds.

 

I heard if you go to college, you gotta take classes and stuff.

 

To add to this, a lot of HS players, or rather than parents/agents, may either be bluffing or simply overrating their market value. At some point, using a draft pick on a talented player with 10% chance of signing may be better than using a pick on someone with almost no MLB potential.

 

Yea a lot of pre-draft posturing goes on and the kid never knows how the draft will play out. A random made up example, a hard sign from the Woodlands committed to playing at Florida might get drafted by his hometown team the Astros and that could influence his decision as well. I believe Ross Seaton, a local kid, was considered a for sure college commit but the Astros were ultimately able to sign him.

And to add on to how many picks there are in an MLB Draft, some teams have drafted 90 year olds in the past as sort of a commemoration to something they accomplished in life.

 

Hinojosa would be a HUGE get. The dude is silky smooth on defense and can rake at the plate. Has been committed to the longhorns since his sophomore year of HS. He was drafted this late due to his high demands. Probably a top 4 round talent, if not higher. One of the best players in the houston area the past few years

 

Well, one high schooler (hopefully) down. Now go get Ruiz, McCullers, Virant, and Traver, and I will start my "Luhnow for Supreme Overlord" campaign.

 

Would you reject an offer of like $1-2 million?

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120606&content_id=32868692&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

That was quick, #1 pick SS Carlos Correa signs contract with Astros.

 

Ink isn't on the paper yet, just a verbal agreement.

 

He still needs to take the physical, but he seems really excited. He has been wearing his new Astros gear everywhere, and he will most likely sign by tomorrow

 

Someone needs to tweet him the wikipedia entries for Matt Purke and Matt Harrington. Then make him an offer well above slot (late first round or compensatory range) and see what he says.

 

Between McCullers, Ruiz and Virant there may not be enough money to give Traver such an offer. He's been pretty dead set on going to TCU for some time now. I wish him well in his college career.

 

We won't be able to afford that much money. Correa might be signing for 5.15million

 

No, I wouldnt...but...

I dont understand what this has to do with my question...unless youre implying that the Astros can offer upwards of 2 million to every high schooler they draft.

 

They won't have to offer every high school kid that much, most of them will straight sign for around their slot value (maybe a little more or less) or just got to college. Only about 4 or 5 they will offer that much money too because they are viewed as some of the top talent in the nation and that's including college players. But yes, that type of money will be thrown around at some (McCullers for sure and seems like he might take it).

 

So we finally get an owner willing to spend on the draft and sure enough the same year, the new cba limits spending on the draft.

 

I was assuming you mean the high school players drafted early or the ones that fell due to Signability concerns. Maybe the kids just love baseball so much that they want to get their career started early so they make it quicker