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UConn in the 2018 MLB Draft

Palatine said:
This has slots for the first ten rounds of the 2017 draft. An 11th round pick would be expected to get less than $131,300 with a $25,000 bonus.

2017 MLB Draft Slots And Bonus Pools
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That link really does not give you anything of value. What is relavent is that rounds 11-40 can signed for up to 125k without factoring in to the allocated pool that a team has based on it's slot values of all of its guys in rounds 1-10.

Any money saved in the first 10 rounds can be used to sign a player in the later rounds for more than the 125k. That is if you saved 875k by signing your players for less than their slotted value in the first 10 rounds then you could sign one of your later rounds pick for a million.

I really don't think it matters in the end, Burrows will either want to come to UConn and develop or not. The Pirates are going to figure to give him a competitive offer either way.
 
At Dodd Stadium tonight for CT Tigers opening game. Mike Burrows is here tonight, and on the radio talk show before the game. Says he will make a decision in the next week.
 
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BaseballDog said:
That link really does not give you anything of value. What is relavent is that rounds 11-40 can signed for up to 125k without factoring in to the allocated pool that a team has based on it's slot values of all of its guys in rounds 1-10.

Any money saved in the first 10 rounds can be used to sign a player in the later rounds for more than the 125k. That is if you saved 875k by signing your players for less than their slotted value in the first 10 rounds then you could sign one of your later rounds pick for a million.

I really don't think it matters in the end, Burrows will either want to come to UConn and develop or not. The Pirates are going to figure to give him a competitive offer either way.
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The information in that link is that they signed their 1st round pick for under slot and saved more money. That's what was being referenced
 
navery12 said:
The information in that link is that they signed their 1st round pick for under slot and saved more money. That's what was being referenced
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That's a different post, they link is last year's slots . That is why it says 2017. The Swaggerty link is not in that post.
 
BaseballDog said:
That's a different post, they link is last year's slots . That is why it says 2017. The Swaggerty link is not in that post.
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Ah my bad, have that poster on ignore so didn't see the post you quoted
 
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BaseballDog said:
That's a different post, they link is last year's slots . That is why it says 2017. The Swaggerty link is not in that post.
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Yes it's last years slots, they are very close to this year's slots which I couldn't find. But as a reference, they're close.
 
huskymedic said:
2018 MLB Draft bonus pools, pick values
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Thanks.

So the 11th round would start below $136,800 this year versus $131,300 last year. That means an 11th rounder like Burrows is still unlikely to approach $350,000, let alone $500,000 or $600,000.

Obviously more than money will play into his decision. But it's unlikely that it will be the deciding factor. Would love to see him suit up for the Huskies and it would probably work to his advantage in the long run.
 
Anyone know where Tim Cate has been assigned? He's not shown up on any of the Nat's MiLB team rosters. I love following these guys. Still pulling for LJ Mazz to get to the bigs but I have no idea why the Yanks traded for him with rookie phenom Torres ahead of him at 2B.

And Ruotolo has been lights out in AA for the SF Giants affiliate.
 
Bezzz said:
Anyone know where Tim Cate has been assigned? He's not shown up on any of the Nat's MiLB team rosters. I love following these guys. Still pulling for LJ Mazz to get to the bigs but I have no idea why the Yanks traded for him with rookie phenom Torres ahead of him at 2B.

And Ruotolo has been lights out in AA for the SF Giants affiliate.
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He’s starting the first few week in the GCL to get used to the MLB rotation schedule and will be sent to Auburn after
 
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Baseballguy said:
He’s starting the first few week in the GCL to get used to the MLB rotation schedule and will be sent to Auburn after
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Thanks. I also see Tyler Olander has been moved up out of the GCL to the Jays rookie affiliate Bluefield Blue Jays.
 
Bezzz said:
Thanks. I also see Tyler Olander has been moved up out of the GCL to the Jays rookie affiliate Bluefield Blue Jays.
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Tyler Olander was at Bluefield last summer as well. Had an ERA of 8.14 last season, which isn't going to get you moving up the minor league ladder too quickly. He's going to be 26 years old in July, which will probably make him one of the older players in the Appalachian League.
 
Palatine said:
Thanks.

So the 11th round would start below $136,800 this year versus $131,300 last year. That means an 11th rounder like Burrows is still unlikely to approach $350,000, let alone $500,000 or $600,000.

Obviously more than money will play into his decision. But it's unlikely that it will be the deciding factor. Would love to see him suit up for the Huskies and it would probably work to his advantage in the long run.
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I was looking at the Pirates picks last night, they have a HS kids in their Competitive Balance Pick and 2nd round pick, and the Vanderbilt SS in the the 3rd round. How these picks go compared to slot will tell a lot on how much money bonus money will be available to sign Burrows.
 
I've been away for the last several days visiting relatives out of state. I was half expecting that the status of Mike Burrows would be resolved by the time I returned home. Does anyone have any new information on his choice on where he might be playing baseball in the near future?
 
dbmill said:
I've been away for the last several days visiting relatives out of state. I was half expecting that the status of Mike Burrows would be resolved by the time I returned home. Does anyone have any new information on his choice on where he might be playing baseball in the near future?
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No new news :(
 
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dbmill said:
I've been away for the last several days visiting relatives out of state. I was half expecting that the status of Mike Burrows would be resolved by the time I returned home. Does anyone have any new information on his choice on where he might be playing baseball in the near future?
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No inside information on Burrows, but have been watching the Pirate signings, I believe they are $90 over slot based on the 8 players they have signed, I think alot depends on what happens with there Competive Balance Pick a High School pitcher from Florida. If they go over slot to sign him they may not have the cash available to sign Burrows $350 k.
 
dbmill said:
I've been away for the last several days visiting relatives out of state. I was half expecting that the status of Mike Burrows would be resolved by the time I returned home. Does anyone have any new information on his choice on where he might be playing baseball in the near future?
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I've been checking Pirates prospects blogs every day. Unfortunately the best one is a subscription and I don't care THAT much about finding out right away
 
BigJim84 said:
No inside information on Burrows, but have been watching the Pirate signings, I believe they are $90 over slot based on the 8 players they have signed, I think alot depends on what happens with there Competive Balance Pick a High School pitcher from Florida. If they go over slot to sign him they may not have the cash available to sign Burrows $350 k.
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Hoglund is reportedly attending his college orientation.
 
Stainmaster said:
Hoglund is reportedly attending his college orientation.
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If Hoglund doesn’t sign then the Pirates loose his slot money that would bo ok for us, but best case scenario is they go over slot by say $300 k, which would make it difficult to sign Burrows.
 
BigJim84 said:
If Hoglund doesn’t sign then the Pirates loose his slot money that would bo ok for us, but best case scenario is they go over slot by say $300 k, which would make it difficult to sign Burrows.
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No change in the Pirates signings, has anyone herd anything from the Burrows family ? I believe the last day to sign is July 6th.
 
BigJim84 said:
No change in the Pirates signings, has anyone herd anything from the Burrows family ? I believe the last day to sign is July 6th.
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I'm surprised the signing date is so early, as it used to be no earlier than mid July in recent years. But July 6th it is.
 
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dbmill said:
I'm surprised the signing date is so early, as it used to be no earlier than mid July in recent years. But July 6th it is.
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MlB moved the signing date up a few years so players can sign and play more there first summer.
 
BigJim84 said:
MlB moved the signing date up a few years so players can sign and play more there first summer.
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The earlier deadline is probably better for the colleges as well. Better to know earlier which players are going pro and will not be coming to school in the fall.
 
Oh well, but I don't think it is is a big surprise to anyone at this point that Mike Burrows is going pro. I had heard vague rumblings ever since Mike Burrows was at Dodd Stadium for CT Tiger opening day that he was going to sign with the Pirates, but nothing solid enough that was really worth posting. Signing with UConn was barely getting mentioned in the equation. At any rate, best of luck to the new Pirate.

Still think UConn can have an NCAA tourney caliber team next season with the returning players, plus a recruiting class that includes another Winkel and another Fedko, Jake Sanderson, Will Lucas, among others. The cupboard of talent is hardly bare in Storrs. Still, after this decision, it will be interesting to see if another JUCO pitcher from California surfaces in Storrs.
 
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