Author Topic: 2011 Post Draft Discussion / Signing Watch (Read 73982 times)

saying "sign purke" once is a reasonable post - it needs to be said and it needs to be done. Goodwin is bluffing IMO because he's shown he's just not cut out to be a student (not everyone is ). I don't think he wants to go back to school.

Evolution33 · « **Reply #481:** August 12, 2011, 02:12:20 PM »

All the Boras clients are already signed. He can't hammer out that many deals with only a minute left. They are just waiting to announce it so as not to piss off MLB.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #482:** August 12, 2011, 02:16:57 PM »

Quote from: PANatsFan on August 12, 2011, 02:07:51 PM

saying "sign purke" once is a reasonable post - it needs to be said and it needs to be done. Goodwin is bluffing IMO because he's shown he's just not cut out to be a student (not everyone is ). I don't think he wants to go back to school.

agreed on all accounts.

tomterp · « **Reply #483:** August 12, 2011, 03:12:58 PM »

Quote from: imref on August 12, 2011, 01:48:37 PM

12:01 AM tuesday is the deadline.

Maybe our benevolent and loving Chief will put a countdown timer in a prominent location so we can heighten our anxiety to excessively inappropriate (though normal for us) levels.

blue911 · « **Reply #484:** August 12, 2011, 03:15:45 PM »

Quote from: tomterp on August 12, 2011, 03:12:58 PM

Maybe our benevolent and loving Chief will put a countdown timer in a prominent location so we can heighten our anxiety to excessively inappropriate (though normal for us) levels.

If he doesn't it will be a fail of epic proportions.

tomterp · « **Reply #485:** August 12, 2011, 03:19:19 PM »

Quote from: blue911 on August 12, 2011, 03:15:45 PM

If he doesn't it will be a fail of epic proportions.

Didn't he do that for the Strasburg signing?

blue911 · « **Reply #486:** August 12, 2011, 03:22:07 PM »

Quote from: tomterp on August 12, 2011, 03:19:19 PM

Didn't he do that for the Strasburg signing?

Epically Fail? probably

imref · « **Reply #487:** August 12, 2011, 05:33:24 PM »

i guess it's another year of watching MLB network until midnight next week

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #488:** August 12, 2011, 08:05:50 PM »

Quote from: imref on August 12, 2011, 05:33:24 PM

i guess it's another year of watching MLB network until midnight next week

I need to stop being cheap and get a higher tier of programming- I guess another year of hoping espn mentions something in passing

NFA Brian · « **Reply #489:** August 12, 2011, 09:37:22 PM »

Quote from: imref on August 12, 2011, 05:33:24 PM

i guess it's another year of watching MLB network until midnight next week

Getting set up on Twitter is much better. Between the guys at Baseball America, ESPN, and MLB/MiLB.com, you get signings pretty quickly

(also there are random beatwriters and guys who cover the minors that are pretty plugged in)

Mr Clean · « **Reply #490:** August 14, 2011, 01:22:29 PM »

Per Kilgore, Rizzo in Houston the last two days trying to sign Purke.

daggerrrrrr · « **Reply #491:** August 14, 2011, 01:31:24 PM »

I hope they announce the Purke signing soon. I heard it was suppose to be sometime today.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #492:** August 14, 2011, 01:32:09 PM »

Quote from: Mr Clean on August 14, 2011, 01:22:29 PM

Per Kilgore, Rizzo in Houston the last two days trying to sign Purke.

Makes me think that Rendon and Goodwin and Mayer are wrapped up then.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #493:** August 14, 2011, 01:32:48 PM »

What about Turnbull?

daggerrrrrr · « **Reply #494:** August 14, 2011, 01:32:59 PM »

Quote from: Mr Clean on August 14, 2011, 01:22:29 PM

Per Kilgore, Rizzo in Houston the last two days trying to sign Purke.

Get it done Rizzo.

RD · « **Reply #495:** August 14, 2011, 01:49:06 PM »

Time to close!

btw, apparently there are some rumblings that Pittsburgh may be able to get Josh Bell signed. That'd b e a great get for them.

Still like our haul better, if we get all four signed.

daggerrrrrr · « **Reply #496:** August 14, 2011, 01:56:21 PM »

They're saying Bell really wants to go to college and he would have to turn down some serious jack to do so. It's not an easy decision this kid have to make.

RD · « **Reply #497:** August 14, 2011, 02:03:24 PM »

Quote from: daggerrrrrr on August 14, 2011, 01:56:21 PM

They're saying Bell really wants to go to college and he would have to turn down some serious jack to do so. It's not an easy decision this kid have to make.

If the reports are true, IMO, it's a very easy decision to make.

If he's offered $3mill plus, you take the money. It's just not smart to pass on that cash. He can go back to school at any time. He can take online classes. If in 5 years he realizes his heart isn't in baseball, or he's flopped, he can go to school. And have millions of dollars in the bank.

I understand the important of education. But $3mill plus sets you up well for the rest of your life and is enough to pay for any school in the country whenever you choose to go to school.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #498:** August 14, 2011, 02:14:21 PM »

MLB is likely paying for him to go to school too

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/scholarship.jsp?content=guide

NFA Brian · « **Reply #499:** August 14, 2011, 02:43:14 PM »

It's pretty standard for draft picks to get their college education picked up. High school guys get the full 4-years, while collegians get the balance of the years they have left.