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The Astros signed four of their picks from this weekend's First-Year Player Draft, including seventh-round selection James Ramsay. Houston announced on Tuesday the signings of Ramsay, an outfielder...
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I agree. I was afraid that he would want slot plus more to sign him. I guess a little home town discount. Its funny that we offered him 6m last year and he said no so we went in another direction. But...
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If McCullers has as much potential as a lot think he does, then i like the group we have.
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Maybe he really wanted to finish college and since the Astros didn't draft him last year he just went back to get is degree and get drafted by the Astros this year.
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I'm not believing until I hear it from the participants. Did anyone hear the GM interview they usually do before the games on Sunday? They probably addressed the situation there.
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Astros sign no. 2 pick Andrew Thurman today. For those four or five of us with Comcast we got to see an interview with him and Brownie and Ash. Seems like a nice kid.
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I believe the offer las tyear for Appel was in the 6 mil range, not 7 mil. Also, Appel no longer has the opportunity to go back to college. He would just have to sit out a year. The Astros are more in...
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Scott Boras, who represents No.1 pick Mark Appel, touched down in Houston today to talk with Astros GM Jeff Luhnow in an effort to wrap up negotiations. Boras told Brian McTaggart of MLB.com that no...
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Here's a theory based on the way Boras operates. I'll bet he leaked the 6.35 million rumor to the media so he could turn around and take credit when Appel agrees closer to 7 million. That way, he'll...
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barzilla wrote:Here's a theory based on the way Boras operates. I'll bet he leaked the 6.35 million rumor to the media so he could turn around and take credit when Appel agrees closer to 7 million....
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Sounds very plausible. Heyman and Rosenthal were all over the $6.35-mil-deal-is-done breaking news last week. Getting a below-slot deal out of Boras just sounded too good to be true. If Luhnow can...
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Well Appel is signed but no numbers yet. 3PM press conference to announce the signing. http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2013/06/19/astros-to-sign-no-1-pick-mark-appel/
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I still think there is a very good chance we sign him for below slot, 7 mil or less. He can't return to school...so he just has to wait to become a free agent if he is not signed by the stros. This is...
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Astros sign 10th round pick: Austin Nicely. Looks like they used some of that extra pool money left over from Appel to get this kid that was likely headed to college....
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I think that leaves only two of the top ten unsigned. The third rounder was in the CWS so he has an excuse.
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McTaggert confirmed Appel was signed at $6.35 million. Nicely signs for $610 K which is about $400 K over slot. The other young high school pitcher, German, probably will require $200 or $300 K above...
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Getting Boras to leave money on the table might be the most impressive thing I've ever seen from Luhnow. How the heck did he accomplish that? That's amazing. Maybe there are other guarantees in the...
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Both unsigned picks are in the CWS, and they both play for the same team.
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