2019 Reds Draft Picks Signing Tracker and Chat

[TRF]

Might consider it. Trouble is there are different rankings. I did consider adding in the NDFA's at the bottom.

I'd have a column for each if we could get the info. BA, MLB, etc.

I like the idea of add the NDFA's. It's like extra rounds. Helps put a Friedl in perspective.

[Kinsm]

What happens to the "fine money"? The Reds will pay a 75% fine on the amount that they are over their pool, but to whom, and what do they do with the money?

MLB front office operates what they call the "Central Fund":

The "Central Fund" is funded by national radio and tv deals, merchandise sales, MLB Network, MLB Advanced Media, competitive balance taxes (Luxury Taxes), each clubs' net local gate receipt/concessions/tv-radio assessments, draft tax overages, etc.. The funds primary purpose is to pay for annuity compensation agreements for players, in addition too MLB administration costs at the central office, All-Star Game salaries, revenue sharing, and to fund the "Industry Growth Fund".

The monies collected are pooled in different ways, and paid out in multiple ways. I.E. Each club gets an equal share of the National tv deals, merchandise, MLBN, and MLBAM (Last time I worked in the industry each team received about 25$ million each year from those sources - I assume it's more than doubled since that time). But only the poorer clubs receive revenue sharing money from from the local assessments (I.E. NYY, CHC, BOS, STL, LAD receipts are sent to the likes of CIN, MIA, PIT, OAK, etc.).

^The "Industry Growth Fund" has a stated objective of promoting the growth of baseball throughout the world by enhancing fan interest and increasing the sport's popularity.

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As far as the draft tax overages are concerned (created in 2012 via assignment of a draft pool allotment per team): 118 clubs have exceeded their pools (from a low of 10 in 2012 and a high of 23 in 2018 - some clubs have exceeded their assigned pool every Rule 4 draft since the inception of the pools) - but no team has yet to go over by more than 5%. The tax or "fines" are combined then equally disbursed to each club who didn't go over their pool as revenue sharing, so it pays to stay under your pool by a dollar (for example the Reds in 2017 were under their pool by about 1,000$ and received 561,000$ in return from the 21 teams who went over their pool).

The Reds have gone over their pool twice in the seven previous drafts that the pools existed, in 2018 (Siani) and 2016 (Friedl) and paid a 75% tax on every dollar over those 2 years.

[Kinsm]

The Reds have officially signed 27 draftees (and 3 NDFA's), 11 of the remaining 13 players have until July 12th to sign. The 2 collegiate seniors (Raby and Warren) can technically sign anytime between now and next years' draft.

Remaining:

Round - Player - Class - 2020 Commitment
12 - Contreras, Yan - HS - San Jacinto CC
13 - Berryhill, Luke - 4 YR (SO) - South Carolina
17 - Raby, Patrick - 4 YR (SR) - exhausted eligibility
18 - Ruffcorn, Jason - 4 YR (JR) - Oklahoma
20 - Rodriguez, Jose - JC (SO) - Unknown
22 - Warren, Cameron - 4 YR (SR) - exhausted eligibility
28 - Miles, Mike - JC (SO) - Unknown
30 - Leitch, Ryan - HS - Marshall
33 - Clarkson, Trey - HS - Utah
34 - Hodges, Jason - HS - Arkansas
36 - Johnson, Alexander - HS - Undecided
38 - Romero, Maxwell - HS - Vanderbilt
40 - McCormick, Matthew - HS - West Virginia

[corkedbat]

Raby & Cameron puts them at 29, Contreras would make it a nice round 30. Maybe Ruffcorn & Rodriguez?

[Sea Ray]

Looks like right now we're very much where we ended up last yr where by my count we signed 28, including the top 11

[SirFelixCat]

Let me just say how wonderful it is to have these kids signing right away and getting playing vs how it used to be.

Really glad that fixed that annual occurrence.

[JaxRed]

#20 Jose Rodriguez is playing amateur summer ball. That puts him in the Unlikely to Sign category for me.

[Nathan]

A suggestion for the next spreadsheet, for the High School (and possibly the JUCOs), 2021 commitments.

[JaxRed]

A suggestion for the next spreadsheet, for the High School (and possibly the JUCOs), 2021 commitments.

I think I can sneak that into comments. At least for me...I care about their commit until they sign. So I stuck the commits I knew about for unsigned guys in comments.

[Tom Servo]

Reds.com transactions page says the Reds signed Yan Contreras today.

[JaxRed]

Reds.com transactions page says the Reds signed Yan Contreras today.

Sweet.


I've added the UDFA's to bottom of spreadsheet

[JaxRed]

#18 Jason Ruffcorn says he is returning to Oklahoma and not signing.

[Kinsm]

Gilbert, Pucheu, and Contreras have been assigned to the AZL.

Parker will have to wait until 2020 to make his pro debut, as he's been moved to the minor league 60 day DL.

[Kinsm]

In case anyone isn't paying attention - the reason why Raby and Warren aren't under contract yet is because of the College World Series. Raby is still playing (Vanderbilt) and Warren was just knocked out of the tournament this past Friday evening (Texas Tech).

[Benihana]

In case anyone isn't paying attention - the reason why Raby and Warren aren't under contract yet is because of the College World Series. Raby is still playing (Vanderbilt) and Warren was just knocked out of the tournament this past Friday evening (Texas Tech).

In case anyone IS paying attention to the College World Series, tonight the finals begins with none other than the MICHIGAN WOLVERINES playing in their first CWS since the days of Barry Larkin, Hal Morris and Chris Sabo. Go Blue!