Official Draft Day, Post-Draft Thread

bravesfanMatt said:
neither have I.. but I haven't paid much attention to the draft before two years ago.. but man.. The senior is already a long shot to make it.. then he takes a grand and **** pay to beat the odds.
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I'd trade jobs with him in a second...if I were 22 and fresh out of college.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
living a dream for sure.. but you better be ready to earn some bank when you wash out.. however, it could open some doors in your community if you played your cards right...
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Not to mention some authentic gear with your name on it - cool add to your trophy case.
 
Adell and Beck both signed for exactly slot. Wright was clearly the BPA and correct pick at #5, but it will still be interesting to follow Adell and Beck as "what if" scenarios.
 
Enscheff said:
Braves signed their 6th round pick for $5k and their 7th for $1k.

Has anyone ever seen such tiny bonuses for guys taken that high? I thought $10k was as low as these bonuses typically got.
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I can't remember where I saw it or I'd link it, but I read an article about seniors and their signing bonuses around draft time last year. There were several examples of seniors who pre-negotiated deals in the $1000 range.

There was an Arkansas pitcher this year that no one expected to get drafted at all, who ended up going in the 10th round to the Mets. I suspect his signing bonus was somewhere in the neighborhood of enough money to pay for part of his travel expenses to his new team.
 
Danville roster posted at FanFest, shows that Zimmerman (5th), Owenby (12th), Simmons (13th) and Smith (20th) are on board.
 
I think that means that the only top ten pick unsigned right now is number 8. John Curtis. We get him signed and we can all breathe easy that we aren't going to lose our first round pick next year (which was virtually impossible anyways).
 
Pachoo said:
I think that means that the only top ten pick unsigned right now is number 8. John Curtis. We get him signed and we can all breathe easy that we aren't going to lose our first round pick next year (which was virtually impossible anyways).
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Curtis came to terms almost immediately.
 
Don't know if it means more or less that he'll sign, but 24th rounder Jackson Lourie is son of Braves' team physician Dr. Gary Lourie.

Also, the father of Chase Blueberg (36th) is a scout for the Braves, Jim Blueberg.
 
Connor Johnstone (21st) appears in Danville team photo. This would indicate he's signed. Do I require an official release?
 
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