The Red Sox have officially signed supplemental first rounder Pat Light, according to Alex Speier of WEEI.com. The hard-throwing right-hander out of Monmouth University agreed to a bonus of $1MM, shy of the $1.394MM bonus earmarked for the No. 37 pick. Light routinely worked in the mid-90s in college and flashed fastballs of 96 mph [...]
The Indians agreed to sign first round pick Tyler Naquin, Kendall Rogers of Perfect Game USA reports (on Twitter). The Texas A&M outfielder will obtain a bonus of $1.75MM. Naquin “was one of the best pure hitters and had one of the strongest outfield arms in this year’s draft,” Jim Callis of Baseball America writes. MLB [...]
The Cardinals officially signed first-round draft pick Michael Wacha to a contract today. Terms weren’t announced, but Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reported (on Twitter) that Wacha received a $1.9MM bonus, which matches MLB’s recommendation for the 19th overall draft selection. Wacha himself tweeted that he was flying to St. Louis for his physical on Wednesday. [...]
Here are some of the day’s minor transactions, with the newest moves at the top of the page… The Rays released Juan Miranda, according to the International League’s transactions page. Miranda had just a .580 OPS in 176 plate appearances for Triple-A Durham after signing a minor league deal with the Rays last December. Miranda, [...]
Here are the latest draft signings from beyond the first round, with the most recent news at the top of the post…. The Mariners announced that third-rounder Edwin Diaz and third-round compensation pick Tyler Pike have agreed to terms. Figures weren’t announced but Kendall Rogers of Perfect Game USA (via Twitter) reports that left-hander Pike [...]
The Rockies have signed second-round pick Max White to a $1MM bonus, reports Jim Callis of Baseball America (via Twitter). It’s an above-slot signing for the Rockies, as Major League Baseball has a $701.7K recommended price for the 73rd overall pick. White, 19, is a high school outfielder who had been committed to attend the [...]
The Cardinals have agreed to sign second-round pick Carson Kelly to a $1.6MM bonus, reports Jim Callis of Baseball America (Twitter link). Kelly’s bonus is almost triple the recommended $574.3K bonus for the 86th overall pick and, as Callis notes, is the highest any team has gone over a slot price to sign a pick [...]
The Pirates agreed to sign supplemental first round selection Barrett Barnes, Jim Callis of Baseball America reports (on Twitter). The Texas Tech outfielder will obtain a $1MM bonus. Scott Lacefield, the Texas Tech associate director of athletics communications, first reported the deal on Twitter. MLB recommended a $1.136MM bonus for the 45th overall selection, which [...]
The latest outright assignments from around MLB… The Marlins outrighted utility player Donnie Murphy to the minor leagues, according to the transactions page at CBSSports.com. The Marlins designated the 29-year-old for assignment over the weekend, after he posted a .136/.250/.318 batting line in 52 plate appearances. Murphy has played for the Royals, Athletics and Marlins [...]
THURSDAY: Russell will receive a $2.625MM bonus according to Baseball America’s Jim Callis (on Twitter), the full slot value for the 11th overall pick. MONDAY: First round selection Addison Russell told Jason Blakeney of the Pensacola News Journal that he has decided to sign with the Athletics. Russell, the 11th overall selection in last week’s [...]
