Six. That’s the number of top ten draft picks since 2000 who ultimately never reached a deal with the team who drafted them. One. That’s how many of those six players did not accept a deal and returned to college ball their senior year. That one guy is Mark Appel. Each of the previous players
Cody Ransom’s Grand Slam Buries Bucs
Final: Brewers 10, Pirates 7 WP: Francisco Rodriguez (2-4, 3.86 ERA) LP: Tony Watson (4-1, 5.00 ERA) This was just one of those really strange games. First off, it took forever (3 hours, 50 mins). Second, a lot of really good things happened for the Pirates. And third, a lot of really bad things happened
Pirates and Mark Appel fail to reach a deal
#Pirates did not sign 1st-rder Mark Appel. #mlbdraft — Jim Callis (@jimcallisBA) July 13, 2012 The deadline to sign draft picks has passed and Mark Appel has decided to return to Stanford for his senior year instead of signing with the Pirates. According to Jon Heyman, Appel declined the Pirates’ offer of $3.8 million
Pirates sign 8th rounder Kevin Ross
The #Pirates signed 8th-round pick, Kevin Ross, for $130K … He was signed with #Michigan, but was not going there in the fall. #mlbdraft — Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogersPG) July 13, 2012 Ross was ranked by Baseball America as the #225 prospect in the draft. He is a shortstop from Niles West HS in Illinois. In
Pirates sign 16th rounder Max Moroff
Per Tim Williams at Pirates Prospects, the Pirates have agreed to terms with their 16th round pick Max Moroff. Moroff will receive a signing bonus of $300K, in which $200K will count against the Pirates’ draft pool. Moroff had a pretty strong commitment to UCF. Williams reported earlier that the two sides were close, but
Pirates sign 18th rounder John Kuchno
#Pirates sign 18th-rder John Kuchno for $125k ($25k counts vs pool). #OhioState RHP runs fastball to 95, also shows plus curve. #mlbdraft — Jim Callis (@jimcallisBA) July 13, 2012 As Jim Callis points out, since Kuchno’s bonus is over $100K, $25K of it will count against the Pirates’ draft pool, thus taking another $25K off