Despite a negotiation window that whittled down to the final 72 hours, Monday’s signing deadline passed with all but one of the draft’s 33 first rounders inking a deal. The Big Four at the top signed predictably massive deals (combined signing bonuses over $27 million), with all but #3 pick Trevor Bauer taking their sweet time to [...]
The 2011 Draft was absolutely loaded with pitching, and for the first time in the history of the event, each of the top four selections were moundsmen. As a group, the 2011 draftees had unparalleled depth with regard to upside, stuff, and mechanics. The first three choices were of the college variety, while #4 Dylan [...]
The top of this year’s draft was not as arm-centric as 2009, when 9 of the first 12 picks were pitchers, and 19 of 32 overall. This year the top dozen were balanced at six bats and six arms, and the trend continued throughout the first round, finishing with 15 pitchers among the first 32 [...]
The Washington Nationals stole the headlines for the second year in a row at the MLB amateur player draft, selecting 17-year old Bryce Harper with the #1 overall pick, a year after tabbing that Strasburg guy in the same slot. LeBryce has been scouted since before he could drive, and the young catcher-turned-outfielder is so [...]
James Paxton’s attorney, Richard Johnson, claims the University of Kentucky violated Paxton’s rights as a student when they told him he had to sit for an interview with the N.C.A.A.
In an email sent out to the media, Johnson attached his reply to U.K.’s response to his client’s motion for temporary injunction. This was the formal reply he emailed us about, and [...]
It all started with the Toronto Blue Jays interim president laying out his reasons for missing out on signing their 37th overall pick in the MLB draft this past summer. Once the Toronto Globe and Mail quoted Paul Beeston in this article, Kentucky left-hander James Paxton’s college baseball career was in jeopardy.
Beeston was simply explaining to the media why he did not come to [...]
If you take a quick glance at any team’s board on draft day, you’ll learn that great baseball players can come from all ends of the globe. Unlike football and basketball, the National Pastime often sees it stars come from rural areas and smaller schools within the college landscape. While major universities have their fair [...]
Birmingham, Ala. — With the college baseball season fast approaching, BDD Live returns for its first podcast of 2009. Join host Eric SanInocencio as we give you insight and opinion from all over the collegiate landscape as teams prepare for what they hope are season ending trips to
Omaha for the College World Series. Four [...]
The Chicago Cubs announced that the club has agreed to terms with the third selection of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, Josh Vitters. Vitters, who turns 18 on August 27, graduated from Cypress (Calif.) High School this past June.
The top-ranked position player out of high school by Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus, Vitters was [...]
The Arizona Diamondbacks announced they have signed right-handed pitcher Jarrod Parker, their first round pick (ninth overall) in the 2007 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft (reports are for $2.1 million). Parker, 18, was drafted out of Norwell High School in Bluffton, Ind.
“We are excited to add another quality prospect to our system,” said [...]
