By the way, I assume everyone knows we've signed 10 of our draft picks already, right?
From Nats' press releases:
June 8, 2008
The Washington Nationals today announced they have agreed to terms with four players selected in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. Including yesterday's signings, they have now agreed to terms with 10 players selected in the Draft.
Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Jim Bowden, Vice President of Baseball Operations and Assistant General Manager Mike Rizzo, and Director of Scouting Dana Brown made this joint announcement.
The following are the Nationals' most-recent signings: Left-handed pitcher William Atwood (12th round) and shortstop James Keithley (39th round) will report to the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Single-A (short-season) New York-Penn League. Catcher Daniel Killian (7th round) and left-handed pitcher Clayton Dill (35th round) will be assigned to the Nationals' Gulf Coast League affiliate in Viera (FL).
June 7, 2008
The Washington Nationals today announced they have agreed to terms with six players selected in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. Nationals senior vice president and general manager Jim Bowden, vice president of baseball operations and assistant general manager Mike Rizzo, and director of scouting Dana Brown made this joint announcement.
The Nationals have agreed to terms with the following players: Left-handed pitchers Ricardo Pecina (8th round), Tom Milone (10th round), Joseph Garrett (25th round) and shortstop Jose Lozada (17th round) will be assigned to the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A (short-season) New York-Penn League. Catcher Chris Solis (27th round) and third baseman Ronnie Labrie (38th round) will report to the Nationals' Gulf Coast League affiliate in Viera (Fla.).
