Angels 2017 Draft (& Undrafted) Signings

[Docwaukee]

55 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Thanks for the updates @John Smith .

Hopefully they can work out a deal with Booker and then sign a couple of these later HS picks. Seems like a good draft on paper so far.

I know where the BOLD button is.  

[John Smith]

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[John Smith]

High School pick  round #14  Sam Fuller  RHP  signs for $125,000.00   

[John Smith]

Unsigned Round #5     Joseph Booker     RHP     Miller HS, Brewton, Ala.     AL

 

Jim Callis‏ @jimcallisMLB

Re @MLBDraft guys and whether they'll sign ... I expect virtually everyone in top 10 rds to sign.

 

[John Smith]

29 minutes ago, John Smith said:

Unsigned Round #5     Joseph Booker     RHP     Miller HS, Brewton, Ala.     AL

 

Jim Callis‏ @jimcallisMLB

Re @MLBDraft guys and whether they'll sign ... I expect virtually everyone in top 10 rds to sign.

 

So much for that tweet...

The T.R. Miller High School duo of pitcher JoJo Booker and catcher Hunter Brittain have turned down professional baseball and plan to play at South Alabama next season, they confirmed to AL.com on Friday.

"I told them a certain amount of money and if I didn't get it, that was kind of a sign that I need to go to college," said Booker, who did not wish to publicly disclose his desired bonus amount. "The offered me two different amounts. The day of the draft, they offered me $300,000, which is below slot. Then yesterday, they came back and offered me a little bit above slot."

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2017/06/tr_millers_jojo_booker_hunter.html

Hat tip to Taylor Blake Ward

[tdawg87]

Well...bye.

[Jeff Fletcher]

4 hours ago, John Smith said:

So much for that tweet...

The T.R. Miller High School duo of pitcher JoJo Booker and catcher Hunter Brittain have turned down professional baseball and plan to play at South Alabama next season, they confirmed to AL.com on Friday.

"I told them a certain amount of money and if I didn't get it, that was kind of a sign that I need to go to college," said Booker, who did not wish to publicly disclose his desired bonus amount. "The offered me two different amounts. The day of the draft, they offered me $300,000, which is below slot. Then yesterday, they came back and offered me a little bit above slot."

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2017/06/tr_millers_jojo_booker_hunter.html

Hat tip to Taylor Blake Ward

I would be stunned if a kid turns down a pro contract to go to South Alabama. 

This is negotiating bluster. 

Check back on July 15.

[red321]

1 hour ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I would be stunned if a kid turns down a pro contract to go to South Alabama. 

This is negotiating bluster. 

Check back on July 15.

I don't know Jeff. I've spent some time in The southern Alabama area. They have some rocking fried catfish and hush puppies. And it was 20 years ago, a pretty cool cover duo at a bar catering to older folks. They'd be about 70 now...but I bet they can still bring it. 

 

Or, what you said. 

[Rico]

Come back with slot (take it or leave it offer).

If he goes to school we get two 5th round picks next year, right?

[Docwaukee]

Here's what will happen.  If the Halos have any money left, they'll throw it at this kid.  in the meantime, they'll focus on other draftees.  

[ScruffytheJanitor]

6 hours ago, red321 said:

I don't know Jeff. I've spent some time in The southern Alabama area. They have some rocking fried catfish and hush puppies. And it was 20 years ago, a pretty cool cover duo at a bar catering to older folks. They'd be about 70 now...but I bet they can still bring it. 

 

Or, what you said. 

THIS is the type of hard-hitting reporting I come to this site for.

[ScruffytheJanitor]

5 hours ago, Rico said:

Come back with slot (take it or leave it offer).

If he goes to school we get two 5th round picks next year, right?

This only applies to 1st and 2nd rounders. 3-40 is a "sign or lose it" proposition. 

[Jeff Fletcher]

Last year at the deadline the Angels spent every penny they could short of losing a draft pick, including paying a penalty for going over. 

I expect them to do so again. 

I expect this kid to sign. 

[Second Base]

I find this very similar to what went on with Brandon Marsh last year.  The angels didn't like what they were seeing with his back, so they knocked the price down to slot level.  Marsh balked at that price, but at the end of the day, he had a scholarship to Kennesaw State.  It'd be very surprising to see a kid pass on being a high draft pick for major league baseball to attend an obscure college. 

[Angel Oracle]

Both Kennesaw State and South Alabama have had solid baseball programs for a while, just not much else of anything to write home about.

[Jobu]

He ain't come to play school.

[greginpsca]

They have more than one college in Alabama???  Who knew!

[Second Base]

4 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Both Kennesaw State and South Alabama have had solid baseball programs for a while, just not much else of anything to write home about.

There's nothing that write home about because people from Georgia and Alabama are illiterate.

[Junkballer]

38 minutes ago, Scotty@AW said:

There's nothing that write home about because people from Georgia and Alabama are illiterate.

Fulton County (Atlanta's county)and Jefferson County (Birmingham's) are far, far more literate than Los Angeles County.  It may get less literate the more rural you go but Ca cities like Stockton and Bakersfield are among the most illiterate places in the country.  

[red321]

If you went by the posts on this forum....Orange County wouldn't rate too high on that list either. 

[Jeff Fletcher]

By my math the Angels have about $700,000 left and the pool for Booker is $346K

[Angelsfan1984]

13 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

By my math the Angels have about $700,000 left and the pool for Booker is $346K

He can literally buy himself 10 houses in South Alabama and have some left over for a college degree when hes done playing baseball. Its kind of a no brainer.

[Second Base]

1 hour ago, Junkballer said:

Fulton County (Atlanta's county)and Jefferson County (Birmingham's) are far, far more literate than Los Angeles County.  It may get less literate the more rural you go but Ca cities like Stockton and Bakersfield are among the most illiterate places in the country.  

Joking. Sarcasm doesn't across very easily on the message board.

[John Smith]

Jim Callis‏Verified account @jimcallisMLB  24m24 minutes ago

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12th-rder Keith Rogalla signs w/@Angels for $150k ($25k vs pool). Creighton RHP, 92-94 to 96, flashes a solid curve. @MLBDraft

[Taylor]

16 hours ago, greginpsca said:

They have more than one a college in Alabama???  Who knew!