2015 DRAFT SIGNING THREAD

I can't believe some people still don't grasp the concept of how MLB teams draft. Never in the last 30 years have the Braves picked based on the "experts" rankings yet it's somehow a big deal this year.
 
I appreciate the time and knowledge of y'all who keep track of the draft and the associated landscape of rules and strategies.
 
Jim Callis
@jimcallisMLB
1st-rder Mike Soroka, @Braves agree on $1,974,700 (full 28 slot). Canada HS RHP, athletic, FB to 94, chance for three solid P. @MLBDraft
 
From what I read... I think Soroka is going to be really good. I think the only reason he wasn't ranked higher is because he's Canadian. May have seemed like a reach but may actually be a steal. Minter may have been a steal also. Our pitching depth is about to be immense.
 
BA and MLB.com confirmed signings with bonuses as of this morning...

Michael Soroka - $1,974,000

Austin Riley - $1,600,000

Lucas Herbert - $1,125,200

A. J. Minter - $814,300

Anthony Guardado - $550,000

Josh Graham - $500,200

Ryan Clark - $352,100

Matt Withrow - $263,700

Patrick Weigel $ 197,500

Ryan Lawlor - $171,500

Stephen Moore - $5,000

Round 11 And Higher

Grayson Jones - $150,000

Justin Ellison - $110,000

Chase Johnson-Mullins -$125,000

Trey Keegan -

Brad Keller -

Trevor Belicek -

Evan Phillips -

Sean McLaughlin -

Jarret Hellinger -

Kurt Hoekstra -

Dalton Geekie -

Jacob Lanning -

Jonathon Morales -

Ben Libuda -

Robbie Nesovic -

Collin Yelich -

That's $7,407,200 of our $10,684,100 (69.3292% of our projected cap), leaving $3,276,900 for everyone not listed above - meaning the organization can pay $434,500 over slot for Allard (if needed) without incurring ANY penalty. Any amount in excess of $100,000 given to players selected after Round 10 counts the overage amount against that cap. For example, Grayson Jones, Justin Ellison, and Chase Johnson-Mullins accounted for $85,000 of that figure.
 
clvclv said:
BA and MLB.com confirmed signings with bonuses as of this morning...

Michael Soroka - $1,974,000
Austin Riley - $1,600,000
Lucas Herbert - $1,125,200
A. J. Minter - $814,300
Anthony Guardado - $550,000
Josh Graham - $500,200
Ryan Clark - $352,100
Matt Withrow - $263,700
Patrick Weigel $ 197,500
Ryan Lawlor - $171,500
Stephen Moore - $5,000

Round 11 And Higher

Grayson Jones - $150,000
Justin Ellison - $110,000
Chase Johnson-Mullins -$125,000
Trey Keegan -
Brad Keller -
Trevor Belicek -
Evan Phillips -
Sean McLaughlin -
Jarret Hellinger -
Kurt Hoekstra -
Dalton Geekie -
Jacob Lanning -
Jonathon Morales -
Ben Libuda -
Robbie Nesovic -
Collin Yelich -

That's $7,407,200 of our $10,684,100 (69.3292% of our projected cap), leaving $3,276,900 for everyone not listed above - meaning the organization can pay $434,500 over slot for Allard (if needed) without incurring ANY penalty. Any amount in excess of $100,000 given to players selected after Round 10 counts the overage amount against that cap. For example, Grayson Jones, Justin Ellison, and Chase Johnson-Mullins accounted for $85,000 of that figure.
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I think Hellinger got 300K
 
nsacpi said:
I think Hellinger got 300K
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I saw someone mention that, but haven't seen it confirmed anywhere yet.

He does show up on BA's list as signed now though - the MLB.com list only shows players taken in the first 10 rounds.
 
9 270 Lewis, Taylor RHP atl Unsigned Florida
18 540 Suarez, Gilbert RHP atl Unsigned San Ysidro (CA) HS
23 690 Cockrell, Taylor RHP atl Unsigned State College of Florida Manatee - Sarasota
28 840 Pomeroy, Curtiss RHP atl Unsigned Georgetown
30 900 Still, Doug LHP atl Unsigned Jefferson College
31 930 Custred, Matthew RHP atl Unsigned Texas Tech
32 960 Neal, DJ RF atl Unsigned Stephenson (GA) HS
33 990 Godwin, Terry CF atl Unsigned Callaway (GA) HS
34 1020 Hall, Carter SS atl Unsigned Wesleyan (GA) HS
35 1050 Smartt, Chase C atl Unsigned Charles Henderson (AL) HS
36 1080 Lopez, Luis 2B atl Unsigned Colegio Catolico Notre Dame (PR) HS
37 1110 Webb, Jackson SS atl Unsigned Johnson Ferry Christian Academy (GA)
38 1140 Scafariello, Liam 1B atl Unsigned Southington (CT) HS
39 1170 Pena, Jeremy SS atl Unsigned Classical (RI) HS
40 1200 Stewart, John 3B atl Unsigned Greenwich Central (NY) HS

Out of the guys left, who do the Braves invest the rest of their money in?
 
CJ9 said:
Did I miss word on Allard signing?
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Allard "committed".

Feel pretty good about signing Taylor; remember, the Gators were only eliminated from the CWS yesterday, so serious talks are just starting. Don't hold your beath about any of the others, unless the Braves opt to target one with every resource.
 
rico43 said:
Allard "committed".

Feel pretty good about signing Taylor; remember, the Gators were only eliminated from the CWS yesterday, so serious talks are just starting. Don't hold your beath about any of the others, unless the Braves opt to target one with every resource.
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I'm beginning to wonder a bit about what might be holding up a potential Allard announcement personally.

Brian Bridges told Paul Byrd during the game broadcast on draft night that they expected to be able to work all the details out within a week or so. Allard tweeted about how excited he was and how he was ready to get started that night. Then we heard that they were waiting until after graduation for Kolby and Lucas Herbert to fly to Atlanta to take their physicals and fill out paperwork. Then we get the reports that Herbert's "done", but not a peep about Kolby.

The Commissioner's Office has ALWAYS been slow about announcing over-slot bonuses in the past, but I can't fathom that it was going to take a huge amount over-slot to get a deal done given his supposed excitement - not only about being picked by Atlanta, but also to keep playing with Herbert - and particularly not so much so that the Braves would ultimately be penalized for exceeding their bonus cap. We had room to go as far as 15+% over slot to sign Allard and STILL not exceed our overall pool.

The Indians went 5% over-slot to sign Brady Aiken, and that signing was announced some time ago. Mike Nikorak signed for well above-slot and his signing has been announced by the Rockies. There have been a couple other above-slot deals announced for other players taken in the First Round.

I'm sure there's a simple explanation about everything, but I always get a bit edgy when everything appeared to be simple on draft night and then we don't hear a whisper from either side for 16 days personally.
 
Gator fans and observers all believe Lewis is gone. Not even a question- sidewinding righty relievers with good-but-not-great stuff are well-advised to grab the money when it's available.
 
Texas Tech's Matthew Custred, 31st round pick, has signed and assigned to GCL.

RHP, 6-6, 240, was reliever with 6.55 career ERA at Tech.

was named MVP of 2014 California Collegiate League all-star game/
 
Joe Benson gone after there was quite a bit of talk about him making the 25 man roster early in spring training.
 
KB21 said:
Joe Benson gone after there was quite a bit of talk about him making the 25 man roster early in spring training.
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Yea, Joe Benson is a good athlete, love his arm but I found he often chased too many bad pitches at the plate. He is very aggressive on the bases but is rather stupid about it. He does stuff like we saw Joey T do not long ago rather regularly. And half the time it doesn't work out well. I also didn't think he was good in CF as far as range, but his arm played well everywhere.

To sum it up, Joe just didn't show enough at the plate, bad baserunner, and OK defense with a great arm. That about sums up what I saw of him in AAA this year. Plus too many other options showing a lot better than him too.
 
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