http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2008/reports.jsp?content=nietoComing off an elbow injury. Best "switch hitting" catcher means nothing when 3 of the first 30 catchers selected switch hit.
The mlb.com report has him injured, considered lazy, struggled with catching skills (including not catching as a HS senior), and referred to as having a bad body. Why would Bowden give 376k as a signing bonus for that?