Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
For the third year in a row the Washington Nationals opened up the checkbook and added to their farm system by doling out tons of cash to their draftees. Monday night the Nationals and general manager Mike Rizzo succeeded in getting all three of their first/sandwich-round picks under contract. And ...
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Monday, August 15th, 2011
It's signing day in Major League Baseball. Tonight at midnight eastern time, teams have to come to terms with the players they selected in the 2011 MLB Draft or lose their rights. Entering today just 10 of the top 33 picks in the draft had signed. And eight of the ...
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Friday, August 12th, 2011
The Chicago Cubs have signed their seventh round pick from the 2011 MLB Draft and it's a name you might recognize. High school infielder Trevor Gretzky comes from pretty solid bloodlines, as his dad Wayne is the greatest hockey player of all-time.
Gretzky the younger attended Oaks Christian High School in ...
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Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
The Boston Red Sox took Jackie Bradley Jr. with the 40th pick in the 2011 MLB Draft, and they looked to have gotten a steal. An outfielder for South Carolina, Bradley entered the year as one of the top college position players in the draft. Unfortunately for the Red Sox, ...
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Apparently it's "bring up your top prospect" season. The San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals have done it over the past week, and now the Seattle Mariners appear ready to join the mix, as it looks like they will call-up second baseman Dustin Ackley early next week.
Ackley was the ...
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Start celebrating Pirates fans. Pop the champagne, spray each other down, get crazy, your team has just locked up the No. 1 pick in the 2011 MLB Draft. On second though, scoring the worst record in baseball is a tad different than clinching a playoff spot, and given how cheap ...
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
When Karsten Whitson, the No. 9 overall pick in the 2010 MLB Draft decided not to sign with the San Diego Padres before the signing deadline, more than a few eyebrows were raised. Whitson, widely considered the second-best prep pitcher in the draft, was considered an easy sign and a ...
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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
Meet Jake Eliopoulous. And pay close attention, because you'll probably never see him again.
A year ago, young Jake was picked by the Toronto Blue Jays in the second round of the MLB Draft with the 68th overall pick. It was a feel-good story. Born in Ukraine, Jake was adopted by ...
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Tyler Shreve is one hell of a talented athlete. He's committed to Utah to play quarterback (and could even challenge for a starting job really soon), and is expected to be taken very early in baseball's June draft. Basically, he's the kind of alpha-male jock that everyone wants to be ...
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
MLB.com and Keith Law have confirmed that the San Diego Padres are close to signing Donavan Tate, the team's top pick from the 2009 MLB Draft. Both sources think a deal is imminent and at worst will be completed before the August 17th deadline. Tate, a prep outfielder was taken ...
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