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Post by easyheat on Jul 26, 2022 10:44:37 GMT -8
Jacob is an Astro, signing for $1 million Tacos ($100k below slot). Big talent, big bonus and big time Beaver.  |
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Post by TheGlove on Jul 26, 2022 21:09:33 GMT -8
Jacob is an Astro, signing for $1 million Tacos ($100k below slot). Big talent, big bonus and big time Beaver. f%#* the Asstros though. |
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Post by 2ndGenBeaver on Jul 27, 2022 11:49:25 GMT -8
For some one not well-versed with pro ball - was the fact the Astros gave Melton $100K below slot an issue?
Was it them just being nickle-and-diming a-holes? Was it so they had more bonus money for some other draft pick? Were they over salary cap? Is the slot simply an advisory number? Given the numbers involved in MLB, $100K seems like chump change in the larger scheme of things, so I am just curious if there is subtext related to this....
Go Beavers! Go Jacob!
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jul 28, 2022 0:37:20 GMT -8
For some one not well-versed with pro ball - was the fact the Astros gave Melton $100K below slot an issue? Was it them just being nickle-and-diming a-holes? Was it so they had more bonus money for some other draft pick? Were they over salary cap? Is the slot simply an advisory number? Given the numbers involved in MLB, $100K seems like chump change in the larger scheme of things, so I am just curious if there is subtext related to this.... Go Beavers! Go Jacob! The Astros have the sixth-lowest amount of money to spend in the Majors. The Astros went with a very conservative first 10 rounds, focusing on players that were more likely to sign. Of the 11 players selected in those 10 rounds (the Astros got two second round picks, because the Twins signed Carlos Correa), only two signed for full slot value. The other nine signed for below slot. The Astros appear likely to sign each of their first 18 picks. In the last three rounds, the Astros went with more reaches. The reason that the Astros were so frugal in slot money for the first 17 rounds was to try and save up for the final three picks. Those three picks are Arizona State recruit Isaiah Jackson and two sophomore catchers: John Garcia and Ryan Wrobleski. As an aside, you might remember Wrobleski from last year's Fort Worth Regional. He played right field in the last two games. He went 6/8 with two home runs and a double. His two run shot shot in the sixth started to erase that 5-0 Oregon State lead in the Fort Worth Regional Championship Game. Wrobleski was named the Fort Worth Regional MVP. Between all of the signings, the Astros have saved up approximately $792,000 to go after Jackson, Garcia, and Wrobleski, meaning that they can spend up to $1,167,000 to sign the three and up to 917,000 to sign one of the three. (With Jackson probably being the prime target.) Now, the Astros can exceed those numbers. But there are penalties for doing so. The Astros are working hard to replenish their minor league ranks. Between the World Series run, the ALCS run and losing their first and second round picks in each of the past two years, this is the most that the Astros have had to spend on draft picks since 2017. |
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