Could also be a fallback choice for the Reds if Stephenson asks for too much money. Or if another high draft choice doesn't sign for some reason, opening up some funds.Originally Posted by lollipopcurve
The Reds have been quite smart over the years drafting good prospects in later rounds. I'm sure they had a reason, IMO it wasn't just a "why not" thing.
Tyler Stephenson is not "going to ask for too much money". He will sign 100%
Go BLUE!!!
REDREAD (06-11-2015)
Can't have too many catchers. Once--not too long ago--it looked like we had plenty. Now, we're worrying about whether one of them is going to be able to play LF.
REDREAD (06-11-2015)
(Disclaimer: I know this isn't news)
Assuming the guys in the top 10 rounds will all sign as they have almost every year under Buckley, the top 5 guys after that I'd really like to see the Reds ink are:
12. Alexis Diaz RHP
15. Blake Butler 2B
27. Alejo Lopez SS
29. Elih Marrero C
38. Matt Kroon 3B
Knowing how the Reds operate, my guess is they sign Diaz and Butler and the others walk.
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REDREAD (06-11-2015)
It sounds like Kroon wants to sign:
https://twitter.com/matty_iceeee
Matt Kroon @Matty_Iceeee 16h16 hours ago
Matt Kroon @Matty_Iceeee 15h15 hours agoI would like to thank @CincinnatiReds for making my dreams come true. The future is bright!⚾️
The fact that I got drafted by my favorite players team is a feeling I can't explain. I hope to be on the same field as @DatDudeBP one day!
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The guys I hope they are able to sign in the late rounds are:
17, 505: J.D. Salmon-Williams 2B Suzuki SS, Brampton, Ontario ON- BA Rank #401 https://twitter.com/jdwilliams_
20, 595: Rock Rucker LHP Auburn-Montgomery AL https://twitter.com/rock_rucker42
21, 625: Satchel McElroy OF Clear Creek HS, League City, Texas TX
26, 775: Dwanya Williams-Sutton OF Greenfield School, Wilson, N.C. NC https://twitter.com/Dwanya24
29, 865: Elih Marrero C Coral Gabels (Fla.) HS FL- BA Rank #124 https://twitter.com/elih_marrero9
I really hope they can get Williams-Sutton into the fold. Rucker gives me an Amir Garrett vibe though he sounds like he had great potential as an OF too, its weird that he went undrafted back in 2012.
Oh Rocker tweeted this:
Lefty @rock_rucker42 1h1 hour ago
Lefty retweeted Zachary P. Lucy
Thank you sir! Billings is the goal !
Last edited by klw; 06-11-2015 at 12:09 PM.
REDREAD (06-11-2015)
Marrero / Diaz / Rucker / Krupa are guys I'd love to see signed.
Had this thought as well.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Ok, now that that's settled. LOL, sure it's not 101%?
I can easily see a scenario where the Reds try to sign Stephenson below slot, and the existence of Merrero in their draft helps give them a bit of negotiating leverage.
I don't think this was a shot in the dark to throw a bone to an employee. I think the Reds had a plan in drafting Merrero.
If they had no shot of signing him, and no baseball reason to draft him, they wouldn't have done so. I doubt it was some kind of courtesy move.
Last edited by Kc61; 06-11-2015 at 01:24 PM.
Rainey got $432,950 bonus according to this link
http://www.mlbdailydish.com/2015/6/9...gnings-tracker
[Phil ] Castellini celebrated the team's farm system and noted the team had promising prospects who would one day be great Reds -- and then joke then they'd be ex-Reds, saying "of course we're going to lose them". #SellTheTeamBob
Nov. 13, 2007: One of the greatest days in Reds history: John Allen gets the boot!
lollipopcurve (06-11-2015),redsmetz (06-11-2015)
Nice. 50% of the slot value, so $400,000 saved for others.
Hasn't someone maintained a Google Spreadsheet in the past where we can see how much is left in the pool and what each guy signed for?
Is that going to happen again this year? Because that was awesome.
Why not? Teams do it all the time. What makes me think there may be more to it is where he was drafted - most of these courtesy picks, or dream picks (like the DBacks picking that kid who was never going to play again bc of an illness a couple years ago) are in the late 30s when you really aren't losing anything. I think it was likely a combination of courtesy and the thinking that why not give the kid something to think about with his dad's organization.
99% of all numbers only tell 33% of the story so when looking at the numbers remember that numbers is plural...
Jim Callis is their source:
https://twitter.com/jimcallisMLB/sta...49025556410368
West Alabama RHP Tanner Rainey, @Reds agree on $432,950. Half of No. 71 pick value. Sr sign, big arm strength, will get shot to SP @MLBDraft
Rock Rucker says he signed in a tweet last night. Missed that somehow:
https://twitter.com/rock_rucker42
Lefty @rock_rucker42 18h18 hours ago
Lefty retweeted Mark Sheldon
Mark Sheldon @m_sheldonSigned as a LHP! Can't wait for you to say my name ! Lefty added,
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