Astros give prospect Jon Singleton $10 million for five years.

[fan_since79]

The first player ever to be signed to a major-league contract without any service time. The deal could potentially be worth $35 million.

 

He will be activated for Tuesday's game against the Angels.

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/astros-no-3-prospect-jon-singleton-reportedly-called-up?ymd=20140602&content_id=77872300&vkey=news_mlb

 

 

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

He considers himself to be a drug addict (weed).

[fan_since79]

He considers himself to be a drug addict (weed).

 

In that case, he would feel right at home with the Mariners or the Rockies. Not sure how his preferences will go over in conservative Texas.

Edited June 2, 2014 by fan_since79

[nate]

Crazy to think about.  They are basically mitigating the fact that they are starting his clock early by signing him to a bargain of a contract.  Think about it, if he is even a decent 1b he would probably get close to 10m in his first two arbitration years.

[m0nkey]

They offered springer a big contract in September too

[Inside Pitch]

Ten mil buys a lot of munchies.

[fan_since79]

Singleton was born in Harbor City and graduated from Millikan High in Long Beach.

Edited June 2, 2014 by fan_since79

[19HALO71]

Oh Yeah!!! I will be seeing him in the Del Taco drive thru. He could buy quite a bit with that kind of coin. Especially from the value menu.

[AngelsFaninGA]

 

He will be activated for Tuesday's game against the Angels.

 

 

So in other words, he'll hit 8-12 with 4 homers in the series against us, then hit .150 for the next 2 months. 

[Hollyw00d]

this guy is gonna be good.  good investment for the astros, odds are he won't bust and turn out to be at least an average player.  Annd the upside is pretty good.   this could end up being a great value

[mancini79]

It's the Astros that are High.

[Taylor]

Didn't Evan Longoria get signed to a major league contract before playing in the bigs?

[Second Base]

The Astros are making done wise choices and have big time bats down in the minor leagues and will have an intriguing blend of speed and power throughout the lineup soon, which is kind if scary.

They also have nothing in the way if pitching prospects ready to make the jump and simply cannot attract the high caliber FA to sign there. There's also no veteran presence there. It'll be a long time before the Astros will scare me as an Angels fan.

The A's sure as heck do.

[Caralho]

Didn't Evan Longoria get signed to a major league contract before playing in the bigs?

 

His contract was signed his first month in the big leagues.

[YouthofToday]

Great risk/reward move for Astros. They are looking to be completely legit by the 2016 season. Watch out AL West!

[Brent Maguire]

Good move for Houston. 1B who hit tend to be overvalued so getting him at this price is a nice little deal for them.

 

I'm legitimately getting scared about Houston. With the developments of Keuchel and McHugh and the callups of Springer and Singleton, they're getting close to becoming a good MLB team.

 

They still have ways to go but they could be a real force in a year or so. 

[Lou]

He's going to be a star. Those are Brandon Wood numbers

[Blarg]

Aren't all of the international free agent signings considered major league contracts? There are all of the Japanese pitchers like Darvish, Tanaka and Matsusaka that went directly to the majors on a contract without ever setting foot in the minors. Chapman from Cinci signed a 6 year $32.5 million dollar contract before ever putting on a uniform and played in his first year, not spending 5 seasons in the minors before getting the call.

[Jeff Fletcher]

Carlos Correa is the real stud. He's probably Manny Machado. I expect him to reach the majors late next year at 20-21.

[Hollyw00d]

He's going to be a star. Those are Brandon Wood numbers

is this is a joke? This guy is light years ahead of b.wood

[fan_since79]

is this is a joke? This guy is light years ahead of b.wood

 

Singleton in two AAA seasons has a BA of .241, striking out once every three at-bats.  Meh.

 

Speaking of Wood, he's currently hitting .098 for the Sugar Land Skeeters in the independent Atlantic League.

Edited June 3, 2014 by fan_since79

[Hollyw00d]

Carlos Correa is the real stud. He's probably Manny Machado. I expect him to reach the majors late next year at 20-21.

Manny Machado, except Correa can hit. He's gonna be scary

[Jeff M]

Singleton in two AAA seasons has a BA of .241, striking out once every three at-bats.  Meh.

 

Speaking of Wood, he's currently hitting .098 for the Sugar Land Skeeters in the independent Atlantic League.

 

I guess the scouting report made it all the way to the Independents. I'm sure it was waiting for him when he got there...like a throw from left field with Calhoun rounding third.

[m0nkey]

Man I’m sure glad I didn’t post anything dumb. Singleton will be the number one example people will point to when prospects sign a long term deal early in their career.

 

He did close to nothing in the majors but has $10 million to show for it

[Angel Oracle]

Big Bump Tuesdays!

Man, did Singleton ever flame out.

151 Ks in 357 MLB at bats in 2014-2015