Selig taking stupid to new heights

"One small-market Central Division team that hasn't done very well for years has essentially completed a deal with its fourth-round pick, who isn't a college junior and thus has bargaining leverage. But the commissioner's office doesn't like that the agreed-upon number is above slot and has refused to sign off, so the player hasn't gotten out there and is being kept from what the team decided is his market value." - from linked Gammons article

The name I'm hearing, and would be my educated guess is Chris Dwyer, the Royals' 4th round pick. Dwyer recently agreed to sign for a way overslot bonus probably around the 1MM range.

The A's took Max Stassi with the next pick in the draft.

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Shit

by NateHST on Jul 10, 2009 9:04 AM PDT reply actions

Ridiculous.

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Jul 10, 2009 9:37 AM PDT reply actions

very frustrating

if this is going to be a road block to signing Stassi, very unfair. If teams like the A’s and Royals want to assume the risk of signing these kids thats their business. Plenty of other teams could have drafted these kids if they wanted to and they chose not to

by Jessse on Jul 10, 2009 2:18 PM PDT reply actions

argh!

Prospective parent of new pick, Zack Wheeler. Projectable Righty stolen from the braves. Of course, I stalk my son's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/zackwheelerbaseball

"Obviously I’m not doing things like going toe-to-toe with a ninja. Find me a ninja, for one."--Brian Wilson

by haverecords on Jul 11, 2009 3:18 AM PDT reply actions