That's one of his options apparently.
Just a guess, but I wonder if it’s a negligible amount. Like 50k.
Yeah, slot for that pick is over $4.6 million so there is a wide range of what under slot could be. It's still going to be life-changing money and protects against any risks that come with holding off another year.
Wehunt pitched 11 innings in three years for Southern Miss (19 ER) before transfering to Kennesaw for a mediocre final season (4-4, 4.83 ERA, 80K in 76.1 IP)
another big boy
Wait a minute.
Yes. Any money they save from the slots they can spend on rounds 10-20 without penalty. Anything over the total pool spent incurs penalties:
Could be as simple as he's a college bat that wants to get his professional career started immediately, and that he's willing to sign for a number closer to the bottom of the range he thought he'd go (he mentioned #5 to #20, which is slotted at $3.75M).
I'm wondering (without any evidence whatsoever) if maybe he agreed to take a little less in exchange for starting at a higher level. If he starts one level higher he could get to the majors sooner, where the real money is. Kind of betting on himself.
It would likely boil down to the player’s preference. If I were draft eligible, I’d be ecstatic to be drafted by the Sox and take less than if Miami drafted me as an example.
The fact that we have a bit of a void at catcher in A+ (& AA if you don't consider Hickey likely to stick at catcher) could be appealing to him, & that could be a selling point, even if he wasn't promised an exact level.
I’d think the most likely route - depending on how quickly he signs - is the complex and then Salem. He may start next year at Greenville but it’d be awfully aggressive to start him there right out of the gate.
Yup, that's what I said.
Interestingly they only signed 1 day 3 pick last year, OF Deundre Jones from the 17th round, but signed all 11 of their picks from the 1st 10 rounds.
