<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>The Astros signed catcher Brian Holberton, their 9th-round pick from Univ. of North Carolina according to his mother Tobie.</p>— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/statuses/350677306416709632">June 28, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
2013 Draft Bonus Pool: $11,698,800 Total "Confirmed" Bonuses: $9,723,800 Total Pool Remaining: $1,975,000 Over/Under Allotment: $1,078,100 under Total Draft Picks signed: 28 The Astros appear to have significant pool monies left for the remaining unsigned players, four being HSers:
Alexander Melendez has signed with the Astros. He is a UDFA from the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy. He turned 18 in late April. According to the MLB transactions page he was signed on 6/14. He has been assigned to the DSL and is off to a hot start (5/6 1 BB 2 SB). Here is what Perfect Game had to say about him : PG Profile
Justin Gominsky is currently live-tweeting Mark Appel's day at Disney World. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/MAppel26">@MAppel26</a> you were just chosen first in the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23mlbdraft13&src=hash">#mlbdraft13</a>, what you going to do? "I'm going to Disney world" stay tuned for live tweets</p>— Justin Gominsky (@GoGoGominsky22) <a href="https://twitter.com/GoGoGominsky22/statuses/351032033377652736">June 29, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>highlighting marky mark's first experience of Disney world post draft era starting Sunday. Stay tuned for all day tweets <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23FunkyBunch&src=hash">#FunkyBunch</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Disney&src=hash">#Disney</a></p>— Justin Gominsky (@GoGoGominsky22) <a href="https://twitter.com/GoGoGominsky22/statuses/351032076360892416">June 29, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Updated, as of 6/30 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); signed for $6.35 million ($1,440,400 under slot recommendation) 2nd Round: Andrew Thurman, RHP, UC-Irvine (JR); signed for $1,397,200 (slot recommendation), to Tri-City 3rd Round: Kent Emanuel, LHP, North Carolina (JR) 4th Round: Conrad Gregor, 1B, Vanderbilt (JR); signed for $481,900 (slot recommendation), to Tri-City 5th Round: Tony Kemp, 2B, Vanderbilt (JR); to Tri-City, signed for $250,000 ($110,800 under slot recommendation) 6th Round: Jake Nottingham, C, Redlands HS, Redlands, CA (committed to Oklahoma); to GCL, signed for $300,000 ($29,800 over slot recommendation) 7th Round: James Ramsay, CF, South Florida (JR); to Tri-City, signed for $175,000 ($27,300 under slot recommendation) 8th Round: Jason Martin, CF, Orange Lutheran HS, Orange, CA (committed to Long Beach State); to GCL, signed for $159,700 (slot recommendation) 9th Round: Brian Holberton, C, North Carolina (JR); to Greeneville 10th Round: Austin Nicely, LHP, Spotswood HS, Grottoes, VA (committed to Virginia); signed for $610,000 ($470,600 over slot recommendation), to GCL, also received $150,000 towards his college education 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); to Tri-City 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); to Tri-City 19th Round: Jake Rodriguez, C, Oregon State (JR); to Tri-City 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); to Greeneville 27th Round: Pat Christensen, RHP, La Salle (SR); to Tri-City 28th Round: Jordan Mills, LHP, St. Mary's (California) (JR); to Greeneville 29th Round: Randall Fant, LHP, Arkansas (SR); to Tri-City 30th Round: Jorge Perez, RHP, Seminole State College (Oklahoma) (2nd-year JUCO); to GCL 31st Round: Scott Burke, RHP, Glendora HS, Glendora, California (committed to UCLA) 32nd Round: Zach Morton, RHP, Northwestern (5th-year SR); to Tri-City 33rd Round: Tyler White, 3B, Western Carolina (SR); to GCL 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); to Greeneville 37th Round: Josh Melendez, CF, New Mexico (SR) 38th Round: Ronnie Mitchell, CF, Dallas Baptist (SR); to Tri-City 39th Round: Juan Carlos Santos, RHP, Arlington Country Day School, Jacksonville (committed to Jacksonville); to GCL 40th Round: Tyler Brunnemann, RHP, Hardin-Simmons (SR); to Greeneville Undrafted Free Agents Jack Mayfield, 2B, Oklahoma; to Greeneville Troy Scribner, RHP, Sacred Heart; to GCL Ryan Connolly, RHP, Coastal Carolina; to Greeneville Parker Hipp, IF, New Mexico State; to Greeneville Tanner Mathis, OF, Ole Miss; to Greeneville Kevin Ferguson, LHP, Northeastern; to GCL Brett Clements, C, Nova Southeastern; to GCL Alex Melendez, OF, Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School; to DSL Chris Munnelly, RHP, North Carolina
McDonald to sign with Astros Reports surfaced Saturday that East Carolina’s Chase McDonald will sign with the Houston Astros, the team that drafted the Pirate slugger on June 8. Houston selected McDonald, a former J.H. Rose standout, with the first pick of the 12th round, 347th overall. McDonald, a junior, led ECU in home runs (11), RBIs (46) and slugging percentage last season. He batted .299 in 53 starts.
It looks like Chris Munnelly, a RHP from North Carolina, signed as a free agent last Monday. 2013: 22 appearances (8 starts, was a part of 2 shutouts), 6-0, 1 save, 2.39 ERA, 60.1 IP, 36 H (3 home runs), 16 ER, 27 BB, 63 K, 1.05 WHIP, .172 opponent average <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Officially a Houston Astro! Blessed to have the opportunity to keep playing ball <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GoStros&src=hash">#GoStros</a></p>— Chris Swift Munnelly (@swiftmunn) <a href="https://twitter.com/swiftmunn/statuses/349312334004629505">June 24, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> He and Alex Gillingham have also joined Justin Gominsky and Mark Appel in their Disney World adventure. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Roasting in line for Animal Kingdom Safari...talking rainforest sweaty <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AstrosDisneyAdventure&src=hash">#AstrosDisneyAdventure</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23committed&src=hash">#committed</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexGillingham">@AlexGillingham</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GoGoGominsky22">@GoGoGominsky22</a></p>— Chris Swift Munnelly (@swiftmunn) <a href="https://twitter.com/swiftmunn/statuses/351368868469555200">June 30, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Word on the street is that Kent Emanuel will sign late, by the July 12th deadline. Emanuel logged serious innings at UNC, so I suspect the Astros will give him light duty for the remainder of the season, after he signs.
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Interestingly we offered Wil Crowe $1.2M to be drafted in the 10th round, which he turned down. http://www.goupstate.com/article/20130630/ARTICLES/130639983 <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Crowe passes on MLB offers to play for Gamecocks | <a href="http://t.co/hfqDCwmbpP">http://t.co/hfqDCwmbpP</a> <a href="http://t.co/tWIA4DEqzd">http://t.co/tWIA4DEqzd</a></p>— Mr. Crawfish (@CrawfishBoxes) <a href="https://twitter.com/CrawfishBoxes/statuses/351731601740283904">July 1, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
We offered him roughly the 44th pick (early 2nd round) slot money and he wanted 1.7 million which was 31th pick (late 1st compensation round)
I'm shocked he passed up that much bread the burden will be on him to perform in college to get back to that position in the draft
I'd have rather had him than Emanuel (our 2nd rounder). Seems like Nicely + German was the backup plan with $1.2M.
Emanuel was our 3rd rounder. Thurman was the second rounder who the Astros considered a first round guy.
