2007 Draft Picks who have signed

[Wrigley Rat]

Jose Made - 20th round draft pick

 

After playing a mere two games in a Bomber uniform, the team's biggest star was packing his bags for the Cubs' draft camp in Arizona after signing a contract with Chicago on Saturday.

 

Barfelz said that the Cubs - who intend to try Made out at second base - are getting a phenomenal natural athlete with a near-complete baseball skill set as well.

 

"He's got tremendous speed, great hands and a strong arm," said Barfelz. "He's not a home run hitter, but with that speed he can really make things happen when he makes contact."

 

http://www.benningtonbanner.com/sports/ci_6111433

 

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Signed Picks:

 

1st rounder (#3): 3B Josh Vitters, Cypress HS (Anaheim, CA) - $3.2 million

1st rounder (supp): C Josh Donaldson, Auburn - $652,500

3rd rounder: 2B Tony Thomas Jr., Florida State - $360,000

4th rounder: SS Darwin Barney, Oregon State - $222,750

5th rounder: OF Brandon Guyer, Virginia - $148,000

6th rounder: LHP Casey Lambert, Virginia - $53,000

7th rounder: OF Ty Wright, Oklahoma State - $42,000

8th rounder: 3B Marquez Smith, Clemson -$30,000

9th rounder: OF Clark Hardman, Cal State Fullerton - $114,500

10th rounder: OF Leon Johnson, BYU - $109,500

11th rounder: LHP Chris Siegfried, Portland

12th rounder: RHP Ryan Acosta, Clearwater Central Catholic HS (Clearwater, FL) - $250,000

13th rounder: OF Jonathan Wyatt, Georgia

14th rounder: LHP James Russell, Texas - $350,000

15th rounder: 1B Marc Sawyer, Yale

16th rounder: LHP Zach Ashwood, Kansas

17th rounder: LHP Arik Hempy, South Carolina

18th rounder: 2B Jeffrey Rea, Mississippi State

20th rounder: SS Jose Made, Dominican College (NY)

21st rounder: LHP Dustin Sasser, East Carolina

22nd rounder: RHP Craig Muschko, La Salle

23rd rounder: RHP Craig Vento, Palm Beach CC (FL)

24th rounder: RHP Scott Meyer, Lamar

26th rounder: LHP Michael Bunton, College of Charleston

28th rounder: 2B Bill Moss, Memphis

30th rounder: OF Luke Sommer, San Francisco

31st rounder: OF Bill Leclerc, Florida

32nd rounder: C Luis Bautista, Florida International

36th rounder: 2B Billy Mottran, Dowling (NY)

38th rounder: RHP Yuri Higgins, South Florida

39th rounder: C Roberto Sabates, no school

40th rounder: RHP Corey Bachman, Virginia Military Institute

44th rounder: 1B Bryan Jost, Minnesota

[Lockes Eye Scar]

Jose Made - 20th round draft pick

 

After playing a mere two games in a Bomber uniform, the team's biggest star was packing his bags for the Cubs' draft camp in Arizona after signing a contract with Chicago on Saturday.

 

Barfelz said that the Cubs - who intend to try Made out at second base - are getting a phenomenal natural athlete with a near-complete baseball skill set as well.

 

"He's got tremendous speed, great hands and a strong arm," said Barfelz. "He's not a home run hitter, but with that speed he can really make things happen when he makes contact."

 

http://www.benningtonbanner.com/sports/ci_6111433

 

lol

[Guest]

10th rounder Leon Johnson and 11th rounder Chris Siegfried have signed too.

 

WrigleyRat, I hope you don't mind but I'm going to edit your post and list all draftees who sign.

[the splendid splinter]

also Backman rp VMI, Ashworth Lp U Kansas, Sasser from ECU, Bunton from College of Charleston, Mottram from Dowling College, Sawyer 1b Yale, Meyer rp Lamar, Lambert Lp U Virginia, Higgins Rp USF, Muschko Rp Lasalle, Vento rp Palm Beach CC, Moss 2b Memphis U, Leclerc of, U Florida, Bautista c FIU.

[Wrigley Rat]

10th rounder Leon Johnson and 11th rounder Chris Siegfried have signed too.

 

WrigleyRat, I hope you don't mind but I'm going to edit your post and list all draftees who sign.

 

Perfect.

[HenryBlanco]

I dont have an offical source but i have heard the cubs have signed Derek Schermerhorn of Wichita State as a free agent.

 

Profile:

http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=61171&SPID=2844&DB_OEM_ID=7500&ATCLID=648525&Q_SEASON=2006

[the splendid splinter]

Also Wyatt Of U Georgia, Marquez Smith 3B, Clemson

[imb]

WHEN WILL HARDMAN SIGN?

[cuubs4life]

WHEN WILL HARDMAN SIGN?

 

hopefullly soon. he tore up UCLA pitching in the super regional.

 

I hope Tony Thomas Jr. also signs before Boise starts...........

[craig]

Splinter, thanks much for the updates on the signings. Much appreciated. Keep em coming as you can.

 

Certainly Barney, Wright, Hardman, and Smith have done well in the college playoffs.

[Guest]

WHEN WILL HARDMAN SIGN?

 

hopefullly soon. he tore up UCLA pitching in the super regional.

 

I hope Tony Thomas Jr. also signs before Boise starts...........

 

From BA's review of CSUF:

 

Who's Hot: You mean besides the whole team? How about Clark Hardman--the redshirt junior, the team's best hitter all year anyway, is a scalding 12-for-23 (.522) in the postseason with two homers.

[Wrigley Rat]

Tony Thomas already has been tabbed as national player of the year twice and the second baseman also was named a first-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. A third-round pick of the Chicago Cubs, the junior will learn today if he can add the Dick Howser Award to his list of honors.

 

The honor that goes to college baseball's top player is named for FSU's first All-American. J.D. Drew is the only Seminole to win the award. He's still negotiating with the Cubs, but is expected to sign soon.

 

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070614/BREAKINGNEWS/706140383

 

Left-hander Arik Hempy was drafted in the 17th round by the Chicago Cubs.

 

“It’s looking like I’m going to sign right now,” Hempy said Thursday.

 

http://www.thestate.com/188/story/92151.html

[Ding Dong Johnson]

what is Vitters asking?

[the splendid splinter]

Wright Of Oklahoma State has signed and Sommer Of U of San Francisco has signed also.

[Guest]

Added 39th rounder C Roberto Sabates to the signed list.

 

The Cubs signed three non-drafted free agents - Wichita State IF Derek Schermerhorn (who's reported to Boise), Bradley P Michael Christl and Virginia Wesleyan College C Matt Hudgins.

 

Cubs Talk had this to say about some of the guys the Cubs drafted:

 

The Cubs also intend to follow many other drafted players’ progress in various summer leagues with hopes of signing those players at a later date.

 

Several of those players include: LHP James Russell, a 14th-round draft pick from the University of Texas, his Longhorns teammate and catcher Preston Clark (33rd round), and INF Victor Sanchez (25th round).

[Mephistopheles]

I dont see a world where the Cubs sign Preston Clark with a seven figure bonus.

[Wrigley Rat]

Confirmation of the previous signings (albeit from scout.com):

 

http://cubs.scout.com/2/652029.html

[Balsa]

C'mon Sanchez.....C'mon Sanchez...

[Wrigley Rat]

C - Josh Donaldson signed!

 

http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=14&p=2&c=652389

[cuubs4life]

C - Josh Donaldson signed!

 

http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=14&p=2&c=652389

 

I take it he is going to Mesa to play rookie ball then?

[Guest]

C - Josh Donaldson signed!

 

http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=14&p=2&c=652389

 

I take it he is going to Mesa to play rookie ball then?

 

Not necessarily. All signees report to Mesa to get acclimated with pro ball and those who are ready can move up. His bat is more advances than Mesa, but I wonder about his defense and catching mechanics.

[cuubs4life]

C - Josh Donaldson signed!

 

http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=14&p=2&c=652389

 

I take it he is going to Mesa to play rookie ball then?

 

Not necessarily. All signees report to Mesa to get acclimated with pro ball and those who are ready can move up. His bat is more advances than Mesa, but I wonder about his defense and catching mechanics.

 

oh ok i see now.

[Derwood]

is there a catch-all webpage with contract status of all the draftees? I'm interested to follow who signs and for how much (esp. since I follow a Short-A team and those signees often funnel into the league)

[Guest]

is there a catch-all webpage with contract status of all the draftees? I'm interested to follow who signs and for how much (esp. since I follow a Short-A team and those signees often funnel into the league)

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/2007draftdb.html

 

You can go by team or round (if you're a subscriber, click on the advanced one for scouting reports for the big names). The signings are a bit behind, though, as you can tell for their Cubs list as compared to ours.

[Guest]

OF Brandon Guyer (5th rounder from U. Virginia) signed and passes physical:

 

Another Virginia junior that was drafted, outfielder Brandon Guyer, also agreed in principle to a contract with the Chicago Cubs.

 

It did not come, however, without a physical with a Cubs’ team doctor in Chicago on Monday. After passing the physical, Guyer said he considers himself “a Cub.”

 

While his injured shoulder would have kept him from a Doolittle-like batting practice experience, Guyer did take in the Cubs’ game on Sunday from right behind the plate.

 

“Wrigley Field is an amazing place,” Guyer said. “It was a great experience.

 

“I passed my physical and I am flying to Arizona on Thursday [for rehab]. Hopefully, things go well and I can play this summer in Boise, Idaho.”

 

If so, Guyer would join former Virginia pitcher Casey Lambert, a sixth-round selection by the Cubs.

 

Guyer heads to Arizona on Thursday to continue his rehab.

 

LHP Arik Hempy (17th rounder from U. South Carolina) signed:

 

rik Hempy’s pro baseball career is about to begin, after receiving a contract offer and a clean bill of health from the Chicago Cubs.

 

The South Carolina pitcher said Tuesday night he has agreed to terms on a contract with the Cubs, who drafted him in the 17th round of the first-year player draft two weeks ago.

 

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Hempy was in Arizona on Tuesday, after spending three days in Chicago getting looked over by the Cubs’ medical staff. He said the Cubs plan to have him throw some bullpen sessions and play in short relief for their Rookie League affiliate, then will send him to their lower-Class A affiliate later this season.