Draft Pick Signings [Updated 3:30 pm on 8/15]

by battlekow on Aug 17, 2009 3:38 PM CDT Comment 75 comments

Bolded players have signed. I'll try to keep this updated as the season progresses; the signing deadline is August 17th. Links go to the player's Brewerfan.net scouting report. For more scouting reports and resources, check out my draft recap.

RHP Eric Arnett, Indiana University

OF Kentrail Davis, University of Tennessee

RHP Kyle Heckathorn, Kennesaw State University

OF Maxwell Walla, Albuquerque Academy (NM) HS

C Cameron Garfield, Murrieta Valley (CA) HS

SS Josh Prince, Tulane University

RHP Brooks Hall, Hanna (SC) HS

OF D'Vontrey Richardson, Florida State University

RHP Hiram Burgos, Bethune-Cookman University

OF Khris Davis, Cal State Fullerton

OF Chad Stang, Midland (TX) CC

LHP Jon Pokorny, Kent State University

C Tyler Roberts, Jones County (GA) HS

RHP Andre Lamontagne, Oral Roberts University

RHP Rob Currie, Tusculum College

1B Sean Halton, Lewis-Clark State College

2B Mike Brownstein, University of New Mexico

LHP Del Howell, University of Alabama

SS Scooter Gennett, Sarasota (FL) HS

RHP Tyler Cravy, Napa Valley (CA) CC

LHP Caleb Thielbar, South Dakota State University

OF Scott Krieger, George Mason University

OF Franklin Romero, Cerro Coso (CA) CC

SS Brian Vigo-Suarez, Fossil Ridge (TX) HS

RHP Mike Fiers, Nova Southeastern University

RHP Austin Pressley, Franklin-Monroe (OH) HS

2B Peter Fatse, University of Connecticut

OF Demetrius McKelvie, East Columbus (NC) HS

LHP Lex Rutledge, Tupelo (MS) HS

RHP Ryan Platt, UC Riverside

C Geno Escalante, Rodriguez (CA) HS

OF Chandler McLaren, Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute (ON) HS

2B Brandon Sizemore, College of Charleston

RHP Jose Oviedo, Miami Dade (FL) CC

OF Chris Ellington, Texas Christian University

3B Jacobbi McDaniel, Madison County (FL) HS

RHP Mike Ojala, Rice University

LHP Matt Costello, Valdosta State University

LHP Josh Turley, Texas (TX) HS

RHP Cullen Sexton, University of Minnesota

2B Casey Stevenson, UC Irvine

RHP Brady Rodgers, Lamar Consolidated (TX) HS

RHP Kyle Hansen, St. Dominic (NY) HS

OF Steven Sultzbaugh, Rice University

RHP Brad Schreiber, Kimberly (WI) HS

3B Kyle Dhanani, Thompson Rivers University

RHP Andrew Morris, Gulf Coast CC

C Richard Stock, Agoura (CA) HS

RHP Jordan Wong, Vauxhall (AB) HS

OF Trevor Kirk, Southern Nevada (NV) CC

RHP Reynaldo Cotilla, Miami Dade (FL) CC

SS J.J. Altobelli, Woodbridge (CA) HS

C Darren Farmer, West Lauderdale (MS) HS

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Cool.

I was wondering if you’d be posting this again.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 16, 2009 3:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Is it too hard to read?

It was a great selection of awesome.

by battlekow on Jun 16, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nope

Bold = signed
Italics = unsigned

Seems easy enough, though I probably would have left unsigned as neither bold nor italics.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 16, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think I'd second the "no italics needed"...

by Zeyes on Jun 16, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think the italics should lean the other way and really grab your attention

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Jun 16, 2009 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the feedback

The URLs bold even the unsigned players’ names, so I wasn’t sure.

It was a great selection of awesome.

by battlekow on Jun 16, 2009 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dammit.

Where are my italics?

i have a reasonable dislike of Bill Hall.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jun 16, 2009 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Statuses of the unsigned players

Despite having extra leverage as a sophomore and being a Scott Boras client, Kentrail Davis sounds amenable to signing.

I’ve heard the team and Heckathorn are still a ways apart in terms of dollars.

Bruce Seid says Brooks Hall may be a tougher sign but that they’re “dedicated” to getting him in the fold; South Carolina’s baseball coach expects to lose Hall.

D’Vontrey Richardson is “pretty sure” he’ll sign.

Del Howell was pretty glum about how low he was drafted, and it will take much more than 15th-round money to sign him. I talked to him a little bit and tried to figure out what he was asking for, but he was really tight-lipped about it.

Scooter Gennett said he’s asking for “a little over the slot money”.

Demetrius McKelvie wants $800k, but Marshall’s head coach thinks they might lose him.

Jacobbi McDaniel is going to play football at FSU.

Cullen Sexton, a Wisconsin native, is expected to go back to Minnesota.

It was a great selection of awesome.

by battlekow on Jun 16, 2009 4:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks BK.

I was really hoping you’d enable my laziness again so I could get all of this in one place. And here you are.

if Kentrail doesn’t sign, I’m going to be pissed.

i have a reasonable dislike of Bill Hall.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jun 16, 2009 5:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks from me too

I was just thinking yesterday that I needed an update on the signings.

"He had some firsts," said Brewers manager Ken Macha. "His first homer, his first Major League start, his first error and my first gray hair."

by molitorfan on Jun 16, 2009 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

McCalvy's Twitter

Said the Brewers expect to announce a bunch more signings in the next day or two.

I intended to FanShot it before but Twitter was down.

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by KLSnow on Jun 16, 2009 9:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Just a few, one of which was Garfield

It’s linked above.

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by battlekow on Jun 16, 2009 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

to this point

The crew has only signed 3 HS guys… not sure if thats a trend or what.

"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."

by Hyatt on Jun 18, 2009 4:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't think that's unusual

They’re three of the top four HS picks. Late-round signees are more often college guys.

It was a great selection of awesome.

by battlekow on Jun 18, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Courtesy of colbyjack at Brewerfan

Allan Simpson (the founder of Baseball America) and David Rawnsley break down the Brewers draft.

Money quote, from Simpson:

David and I are having a little bit of debate as to who might have the best draft…my vote at this point maybe goes to the Brewers.

(Possibly helpful hint: I wasn’t able to get the video to load in Firefox on my Mac, but it worked in Safari.)

It was a great selection of awesome.

by battlekow on Jun 18, 2009 9:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

My cousin

is Brooks Hall. Not this brooks hall.

In a few years he won’t be able to google himself.
The semi-pro football player with my name died in an autowreck a few years back, but I’m still not the top hit on google with my name. There’s even a pedophilic teacher above me. Sigh. How will I ever clear my name?

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 22, 2009 2:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Arnett’s agent, Joe Speed, would like to live up to his name.

Whose name? the player or the agent?

Seriously Joe Speed? Is he in witness protection? Joe Speed? Is he on caffeine and amphetamines? Joe Speed?

Joe Speed????
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewers/47731182.html

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 22, 2009 3:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I always liked the name Speed Fry

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Jun 22, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sounds like the Brewers are going to bust slot to sign their 5th-round pick.

It was a great selection of awesome.

by battlekow on Jun 23, 2009 1:00 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Weird

Of course, if Richardson wanted better than 5th-round money, perhaps he should have performed better. Of course, then maybe he’d insist on busting 3rd round slot money instead. I hate draft holdouts.

I wonder: how often does the same player pick school over the draft? I bet there aren’t many people who become eligible for the draft. not sign, become eligible for a draft later, and not sign a second time.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 24, 2009 6:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

To this point, he's been a football player first and a baseball player second

So it’s not really a question of “performing better”. Also, he’s really not holding out very long; he’ll almost certainly be signed less than a month after the draft, which is pretty quick actually, just not relative to Arnett. Remember, he told the Brewers what it would take to sign him before they drafted him, so he hasn’t been duplicitous at all.

It was a great selection of awesome.

by battlekow on Jun 24, 2009 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I guess I'm confused

OK, so he’d play on FSU’s football team if the Brewers don’t give him more than his desired signing bonus (which is more than $266,000)? That strikes me as all sorts of…presumptuous.

In essence, he likes football better than baseball. But if the Brewers give him the amount of money he wants - which could be $500,000, $1 million, $2 million, who knows - then he’ll be sufficiently bribed to play his second-favorite sport, the sport he didn’t play at all sophomore year to focus on school.

I guess, why does he think he’s worth more than a quarter million dollars just to sign? Why does he feel he’s better than the other 5th rounders? If he were projected to sign in the first round, where the signing bonus is higher, would he have demanded a greater amount to sign?

It just bugs me when draftees start making salary demands before playing an inning of professional ball. Maybe it’s a little naive, but I’d be wary if I were the Brewers about giving in on signing demands to someone who would rather be doing something else.

I hope the great forthcoming BK/D’Vo interview will make me want to root for him. :)

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 24, 2009 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just don't understand the backlash

He’s already on FSU’s football team. Nobody’s saying that baseball is his “second-favorite sport”, just that he focused primarily on football to this point. There could be a lot of reasons for that other than him preferring it; he could simply be better at it than baseball, or maybe he thought it would be easier to find a pro career in football, or maybe his dad made him do it—who knows? But accusing him of not having passion for baseball is a little unfair, I think.

This really isn’t an unusual thing, and I think with some more perspective you’ll find that it’s not the reprehensible act you’re making it out to be. Slot values aren’t an objective evaluation of what the player is worth; they’re not decreed by God, just by MLB, and they exist in the service of MLB, to drive down bonuses.

The fact that the Brewers are willing to pay him X amount of dollars to play a sport is separate issue, really, and I think you’re reacting emotionally to that. It’s not his fault there’s a market for his skills. If someone wanted to pay you a couple hundred thousand dollars to write puns, would you turn it down because puns have little societal value?

It was a great selection of awesome.

by battlekow on Jun 24, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Puns have little societal...

I can’t believe you just said that. There’s no need for a personal attack. :)

That could be true: I certainly don’t know this kid enough to say how he feels about baseball, or even if that sort of passion is required to make it in the big leagues. From the article, though, this is the impression I’m getting:

“He’s still sitting pretty at Florida State on the football end of it”
It was baseball (and not football) that he dropped for a year to focus on academics
If the Brewers don’t pay him more than 5th round money for a player in the 5th round, then he’s going back to school to play football

I’m just not feeling a lot of love for baseball, or the Brewers. I’m feeling a lot of FSU alum JD Drew.

As for the slot money, no, they’re not etched in stone or anything, but I think there ought to be some objective reason for demanding more than your round’s slot money. (Really, I’m fine with slot money as a concept, and the higher you’re drafted the more you get.) I’m irked that he thinks he deserves more than the guys drafted ahead of him because…well, because he thinks so.

Actually, I’m irked at the combination of the two. If the story were about how he slept with a baseball glove in his crib as an infant, and he wanted more money, I’d be mostly OK with that. Or, if the story were about how he loves football and baseball but wanted a ride down Bernie’s slide, and nothing else, before signing with the Brewers, I’d be fine with that too. But the whole, pay me more than a typical 5th rounder or else I’ll go play football, that’s so…lame. Sure, the Brewers knew all this going in, and however he wants to negotiate his future is up to him. Just don’t expect me to like him for it.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 24, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know what it is

Really, this isn’t exactly a new thing, as you pointed out. Would-be minor leaguers hold out all the time. I’m always annoyed at that generally, but when I read the specifics of it, I get annoyed specifically.

If it were just he and the Brewers were negotiating, and they came to an agreement, I wouldn’t have a problem with it. Instead, when I see the specifics, and when he issues an ultimatum before the draft…it comes across as him being all about the money.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 24, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

perhaps

he’s asking over-slot because without the doubts about which sport he preferred, or the possibility that he’ll turn down an early round picking in order to play football, he was passed up early in the draft. He still wants the money that would be accorded such a higher pick. And really, I don’t think it’s unreasonable for a draft pick, in any freaking round, to demand a quarter mil to a million. A bunch of that money will go to his agent, others to taxes. So, he’s probably left with about 100 grand. He’ll be getting paid 30K/year to toil around in the minors for a few years + $10-$20 per day meal money (which doesn’t pay for jack, unless the jack is jack-in-the-box), a time when his expenses are virtually guaranteed to be above $30K – taxes. So, he’ll be eating into that signing bonus until he makes the bigs, which is at least 5 years off.

I’d want over slot to give up an FSU athletic scholarship and the potential for a pro football contract as well.

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, now we're getting somewhere

(See, it’s more fun to go on a tangent without all the facts.)

Is he, say, a 3rd round talent that dropped to the 5th round because of signability? That I can understand a little better. Still kind of punky, but I can see that.

The article didn’t go into his stats very much (hitting .304 as a junior?) or why he thinks he should be paid over slot. That’d be nice to know too. I’m also curious as to how good a football player he is. Anything beyond backup quarterback?

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 24, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

30K/year?

I don’t have the current salary numbers handy, but it’s in the very low four-figures per month, so you’re looking at less than $10,000 total (IIRC correctly minor leaguers are only paid in-season) even with the $20 meal money for road days.

by Zeyes on Jun 24, 2009 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

forgot that the season was limited;)

and I may have been looking at the AAA salaries as well, rather than the general figures. But in any case, they’re not paid jack until they make the majors. Then even if they ride the pine, they make quite a bit more than I do.

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

4) What do Minor League players earn?

Minor League Baseball player contracts are handled by the Major League Baseball office. Here are the salary ranges:

First contract season: $1,100/month maximum. After that, open to negotiation

Alien Salary Rates: Different for aliens on visas—mandated by INS (Immigration).

Meal Money: $20 per day at all levels, while on the road

link

Guys on the 40-man roster for the first time (first major league contract) get $32,500 minimum (yay for Cody Scarpetta’s fivefold raise). Starting with the second major league contract or a day of major league service, the minimum jumps to $65,000.

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Jun 24, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Aliens can make much more in the NBA.

It was a great selection of awesome.

by battlekow on Jun 24, 2009 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

wait

that jackass followed me to sacramento? good thing I’m leaving in a couple months.

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 25, 2009 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I found those numbers...

but I was wondering if maybe that’s not fully complete. Older figures I’ve seen also had higher minimum salaries for the various levels of the minors, e.g. something around $2,000 for AAA, not just everything “open to negotiation”, so I can’t tell if that’s changed or the MiLB FAQ just doesn’t go into it.

by Zeyes on Jun 25, 2009 4:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Car salesmen must love you

Why should you pay less than what some other schmuck was willing to part with?

Things the kid has going for him:
1. This fall he will be playing football for FSU, which I would imagine is a pretty sweet gig, comes with a few ancillary benefits that a 20 something male would enjoy and he has access to better training facilities than BFE, Nowhere for rookie ball.
2. Playing football at FSU means the scholastic hurdles aren’t real high
3. Next spring he will be playing baseball for FSU, which probably has fewer ancillary benies, but still the sweet facilities
4. Now this is the important one, but next June he will be drafted again. Barring injury he most likely goes even higher which will come with a higher slot number.

What this negotiation boils down to is to get next year’s slot this year. If he gets it, he signs. If not he rolls the dice and hopes no injuries prevent him from getting the payday next year.

I have zero problems with draftees driving a hard bargain because the only time he will have the hammer in negotiations for the next 7 years is right now. He might as well swing it as hard as he can.

by Getting Yosted on Jun 24, 2009 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And of course...

for the great majority of single-digit-but-not-first-round draftees, their signing bonus will be the only big money they’re ever going to make off of baseball. As a fan it’s of course legitimate to prefer the “for the love of the game” type of rookies who don’t drive a hard bargain, but I find it hard to fault the others for being aware of the economic realities.

by Zeyes on Jun 24, 2009 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can 1 or 2 more people rec this so it gets up in the right sidebar?

I last May, still no more than Nick Neugebauer not.

by Jordan M on Jun 24, 2009 12:38 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

OK

but I don’t think your comment was particularly pithy.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 24, 2009 6:19 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Putting BK to use

Maybe you should focus on the draftees who haven’t signed and, over the course of the interview, lean on them to get them to sign. You can promise them they can ride down Bernie’s slide, or run the bases after every Sunday home game.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 24, 2009 6:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Or be a contributor at BCB.

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by KLSnow on Jun 24, 2009 6:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is that what Jeff promised you?

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 24, 2009 7:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

KL has a very projectable body

but the numbers just weren’t there.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2009 8:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ssssh

Don’t tell his new wife that.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 24, 2009 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Actually

she’s the scout who filed the report.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yow.

And the scouts vs. sabremetrics controversy lives on.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 24, 2009 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chad Stang told me he expects to sign by tomorrow

I should have the interview with him up tomorrow, as well. He’ll report to Helena.

It was a great selection of awesome.

by battlekow on Jun 24, 2009 4:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Awesome

I was worried when we only saw two interviews early on. This is the highlight of the year :).

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2009 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He'll sign his contract tomorrow morning

It was a great selection of awesome.

by battlekow on Jun 26, 2009 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I guess Khris Davis signed

Given that he’s currently in the game for Helena.

It was a great selection of awesome.

by battlekow on Jun 27, 2009 9:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Not this year's draft, but...

Maverick Lasker made his pro debut last night.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2009 10:01 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of 'not this year's draft'...

does anybody know what happened to Eric Komatsu?

by Magellan on Jul 2, 2009 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He began a rehab assignment in Arizona on Monday

It was a great selection of awesome.

by battlekow on Jul 2, 2009 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Another signing

25th-rounder Demetrius McKelvie signed; he was originally seeking $800K, so I wonder what he ended up getting.

It was a great selection of awesome.

by battlekow on Jul 1, 2009 1:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

are we close to signing...

any big name draft pick?

by sfl2hnq17 on Jul 4, 2009 3:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Any news on Kentrail Davis or Brooks Hall?

The deadline is getting close and they are the only two high draft picks left to sign.

by NoahJ on Aug 15, 2009 12:34 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

McCalvy said yesterday that the Brewers are close to a deal with Davis.

I haven’t heard anything on Hall, but he screws up my Google Alerts system because about 1000 colleges have a building named "Brooks Hall.:

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by KLSnow on Aug 15, 2009 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

have to tell that one to my cousin too...

by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 15, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks!

by NoahJ on Aug 15, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i thought heckathorn already signed?

i recall seeing him and his dad being interviewed by telly during a broadcast once, i thought it was already a done deal?

"I'll be glad to have Ryan help if he wants to. I'll give him a badge and he can be my deputy."
-Sheriff Melvin

by sowingwildoats on Aug 16, 2009 2:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

And he's marked as signed in the list above, no?

Another puss who hides behind crap.

by Zeyes on Aug 16, 2009 6:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oui.

by NoahJ on Aug 17, 2009 12:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i could've sworn it wasn't bolded.

oh well, now it makes sense

"I'll be glad to have Ryan help if he wants to. I'll give him a badge and he can be my deputy."
-Sheriff Melvin

by sowingwildoats on Aug 17, 2009 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Brooks Hall

For what it’s worth, I read an interview with Hall a few days back where it seems like a deal is basically done (emphasis and illegible formatting mine):

BR: Excellent. Excellent. Now, and I ask this question only because I just haven’t been able to find the information anywhere but have you signed a pro contract yet, or…?
Hall: No, not yet. I think it’ll be like in the next week, the next few weeks. It’s gonna have to be before the 17th. I mean, they said they’ll get it done. They’ll get it done it’s just the commissioner, the baseball commissioner’s, taking too long. I signed over slot money so it’ll just take them a while.
BR: So then your plan then is definitely to sign and begin your pro career and forego the commitment to South Carolina?
Hall: Yeah, I’ll be moving to Arizona after I sign. So I’ll be out… I’m not going to South Carolina, no sir.

I can’t vouch for the site’s accuracy, but signing Hall would be a nice coup as I believe he had been considered a good bet to head to The Other USC.

by rob deer's moustache will destroy us all on Aug 16, 2009 5:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

This Draft

Is it my imagination or is this the best draft in recent memory, in terms of talent of depth. We’ve had blue chip top-15 picks, but this year, it seems we went high ceiling college players early, and then took signability risk preps (and two-sport athletes…though our blue chip DT didn’t sign…SURPRISE!). But with D’Vontrey/Del/Demetrius…well we have A LOT of toolsy players. Even if only one of Hall/Kentrail sign, I will still love this draft. If neither does, it’s still a success in my eyes. If they both sign… “Jack WHO???” Well not quite, but I will begin to call Bruce Seid “The Dauphin.”

by ILuvDaBush on Aug 16, 2009 6:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Davis news

McCalvy blogged earlier about Davis being close to signing.

The THWitter also said something similar.

I’m hearing Brewers have deal in place with Kentrail Davis but won’t announce it until Monday so agents can’t use it in other negotiations.

As I understand it, Boras is the representative for Davis, so wouldn’t he use that info?

by Hyatt on Aug 16, 2009 8:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

He would, but none of the other agents still negotiating deals for their guys can if it's not announced until the deadline.

Sounds like the same thing is happening with Hall.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 16, 2009 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Scooter Gennett not happening?

by Getting Yosted on Aug 17, 2009 8:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Amidst all the reporting on Davis

I’ve heard it mentioned a couple of times that the team is still negotiating with Brooks Hall and Gennett.

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by KLSnow on Aug 17, 2009 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow, top 20 signed

Brad Schreiber actually got a pretty substantial offer but couldn’t pass up a full ride to Purdue. Hopefully the Brewers keep an eye on him and draft him again in 3 years.

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on Aug 18, 2009 12:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

scooter (16) confirmed?

by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 18, 2009 5:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, $260,000

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on Aug 18, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

quarter of a mil to live off of for 5-8 years?

no thanks…I’ll keep my day job. Especially as my tax bracket for that first year would probably be insane, as would agent fees, etc.

by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 19, 2009 9:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pretty much what I'm saying

Minor leaguers get a salary, but it’s not too much— something between $15,000 and $30,000 I think. But it’s certainly not the rich deal that people make it out to be. And you have no life but baseball for 8 months out of the year.

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on Aug 19, 2009 9:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not that bad, really

Agents don’t take much, a percent or two, I think.

Knock off 1/3 for taxes (doable if you handle it smartly), and you’ve got more than $150k left. After five years, odds are you’ll either be making real money or you’ll be out of baseball. So we’re talking $30k per year on top of, say, $20k after taxes per year in salary.

So, a bonus like that means…$50k a year, and we’re talking about an 18-year-old. Pretty low expenses, figuring lodgings are paid for by the team, and you probably live at home in the offseason. And, oh yeah, you have a shot at making the big leagues and making real money.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Aug 19, 2009 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

From MILB.com's FAQs

4) What do Minor League players earn?

Minor League Baseball player contracts are handled by the Major League Baseball office. Here are the salary ranges:

First contract season: $1,100/month maximum. After that, open to negotiation

Alien Salary Rates: Different for aliens on visas—mandated by INS (Immigration).

Meal Money: $20 per day at all levels, while on the road

Then there was this Google Answer from 2005, so It may be outdated:

Triple-A—First year: $2,150/month, after first year no less than $2,150/month

Class AA-First year: $1,500/month, after first year no less than $1,500/month

Class A (full season)—First year: $1,050/month, after first year no
less than $1,050/month

Class A (short-season)—First year: $850/month, after first year no
less than $850/month

Dominican & Venezuelan Summer Leagues—no lower than $300/month

Meal Money: $20 per day at all levels, while on the road"

Things have changed so go ahead and find a better answer

by Hyatt on Aug 19, 2009 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And they only get paid in-season, I'm pretty sure

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on Aug 20, 2009 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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