[Joseph]

Originally Posted by bucksfan2

IMO the sooner you get them signed the better. What is Leake doing right now? You get him signed you put him in your weight training program. You get him in your pitching program. You get him doing the things you want him to do. Since he isn't signed he can do what he wants to do.

I agree that performance wise there is no big rush to get him signed. However, I would want control of him asap.

I'd wager a fair amount of 'control' is already in place. Its just how it works. The money is handled via an agent and Buckley, but he's probably already spoken with Mac Jenkins about his workload and habits and they probably have some sort of program in place.

Pure assumption on my part of course, but I think its a safe assumption.