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20th rounder Ryan Cuneo will sign soon.

 

It looks like former Shore Conference High School baseball rivals, slugger Ryan Cuneo of Freehold and right-hander J.C. Menna of Red Bank Catholic are destined to meet again.

 

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Both players say they plan to sign pro contracts and expect to join their big-league club's Short-Season Class A Northwest League teams who begin play Friday.

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Don't know if people caught the Clemson game. I only watched snippets of it, but I thought Harman looked a bit better than some of the draft reports had him, particularly with his breaking stuff.
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Hunter Ackerman:

 

News Observer[/url]"]Last week, Ackerman joined the West Virginia Miners baseball club of the Prospect League, a college summer league.
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The Marshall News Messenger[/url]"]

Fitzgerald, who was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 19th round of Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft earlier this week, signed a contract with the Cubs on Friday.

 

He will report to the Cubs' rookie league team in Mesa, Ariz., on Tuesday. Following a short stay there, the right handed pitcher said he expects to be moved to the Boise Hawks, Chicago's short season-Class A team.

 

The 580th overall selection said he is ready to begin his new profession.

 

"I'm very excited," he said. "Just getting the experience and the chance to do this. Not many people get it and if you get it, you might as well take it."

 

The 21-year-old declined to mention the amount of his signing bonus, but he did say it lined up with the MLB's slot numbers.

 

Fitzgerald said he expects to begin as a starting pitcher in the Arizona League "just to get innings" before moving to Idaho.

 

His fastball was clocked at 94 miles per hour last spring while at Hill. He said Cubs' team officials have already discussed a change of mechanics in his pitching motion.

 

Looks like he signed in the 1960s:

 

http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/marshallnewsmessenger.com/content/tncms/assets/editorial/4/91/50b/49150b28-76a3-11df-a646-001cc4c03286.image.jpg?_dc=1276402953

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http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/yb/146167339

 

Cam Greathouse skips South Carolina, signs with the Cubs. Probably will head to Boise.

 

After spending nearly a week mulling his options, former Shaw athlete Cam Greathouse decided to sign a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. He simply could not turn down realizing a lifelong dream, he said.

 

"As a kid, everyone wants to play professional baseball," Greathouse said. "I wanted to finally make my dream come true."

 

The two-year Gulf Coast Community College player and eighth-round draft pick will head to the Cubs' training facility in Arizona this week to begin working with pitching coaches, and he said he expects to be assigned to play with the Boise (Idaho) Hawks, a short-season A team in the Northwest League.

 

"I'll just be getting my feet wet in Arizona," Greathouse said. "It will be something new for me to be out there and to be only a pitcher now for the first time in my career. I'm going to work at it and hopefully move my way up from there."

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http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/yb/146167339

 

Cam Greathouse skips South Carolina, signs with the Cubs. Probably will head to Boise.

 

After spending nearly a week mulling his options, former Shaw athlete Cam Greathouse decided to sign a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. He simply could not turn down realizing a lifelong dream, he said.

 

"As a kid, everyone wants to play professional baseball," Greathouse said. "I wanted to finally make my dream come true."

 

The two-year Gulf Coast Community College player and eighth-round draft pick will head to the Cubs' training facility in Arizona this week to begin working with pitching coaches, and he said he expects to be assigned to play with the Boise (Idaho) Hawks, a short-season A team in the Northwest League.

 

"I'll just be getting my feet wet in Arizona," Greathouse said. "It will be something new for me to be out there and to be only a pitcher now for the first time in my career. I'm going to work at it and hopefully move my way up from there."

 

 

His curve is going to bring comparisons of R. Hill.

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In the comments, Arizona Phil suggests Elliot Soto and another infielder along with a few pitchers have signed. Possibly Hayden Simpson too:

 

There are several new arrivals. The new pitchers are throwing bullpens but aren't ready for game action yet, so none of them will be going to Boise at this time. I was told that #1 pick Hayden Simpson was at Fitch Park this morning, but I didn't see him. I believe Elliot Soto was on the Boise bench and at the post-game meeting, but he didn't play in the game, so I can't verify it was him. But there is another infielder going to Boise who just signed and who did not play in the game today, and I am fairly sure it's Soto.
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Ask BA[/url]"]The Cubs just drafted Southern Arkansas righthander Hayden Simpson in the first round after Baseball America ranked him the 191st-best prospect heading into the draft. Putting scouting director Tim Wilken's great draft record with the Blue Jays aside, it still seems like history hasn't been very kind to teams making big surprise picks like this in the first round. I was wondering who you think the biggest first-round reaches have been in recent drafts, and how those picks have turned out.

 

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My most recent column Premium dealt with the three biggest surprises in 2010's first round, including the Cubs drafting Simpson 16th overall and the Yankees selecting New York high school shortstop Cito Culver at No. 32, 136 spots ahead of where BA ranked him.

 

Since we expanded our predraft rankings to a Top 200 in 2002, Simpson is the lowest-rated player to go in the first round. Besides him and Culver, the only first-rounders we didn't rank among the 100 best players in their draft were outfielders Tyler Colvin (170th in 2006, went 13th overall to the Cubs) and Ben Revere (135th in 2007, went 28th overall to the Twins).

 

Quite frankly, we misevaluated Colvin, who's having a fine rookie season in Chicago. We got word as the draft approached that a handful of teams were considering taking him in the first round. Revere has established himself as one of the best pure hitters in the minors, as he has reached Double-A and carries a career .331 batting average. His power and arm strength are well below average, but his bat and speed may make him a big league regular.

 

There have been seven sandwich picks who didn't crack our Top 200, and their track record is dismal. Jeremy Brown (Athletics, 2002) and Mark Schramek (Reds, 2002) were deep-discount picks who gave their teams exactly what they paid for. Preston Mattingly (Dodgers, 2006), Jackson Williams (Giants, 2007) and Charlie Culberson (Giants, 2007) have struggled offensively, though Culberson is showing some signs of life in the hitter-friendly California League this spring. Jeremy Bleich (Yankees, 2008) has hit the wall hard in Double-A, leaving Jordan Lyles (Astros, 2008) as the only member of the group with much promise.

 

The biggest reach in the first and sandwich rounds in the last decade came in 2001, when the Mariners drafted Michael Garciaparra 36th overall. Nomar's little brother was a shortstop at Don Bosco Tech High (Rosemead, Calif.) who barely played as a high school senior after blowing out a knee playing football the previous fall. Some teams didn't even bother to list Garciaparra on their draft boards, but Seattle worried that Nomar's Red Sox would draft Michael and grabbed him as a sandwich pick. Garciaparra, who signed for $2 million, is still toiling in the minors with the Astros' Triple-A affiliate but has yet to appear in the big leagues.

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BA lists Hunter Ackerman as officially signed.

 

Bonus of $216,000. Oddly enough, pick number 130 last year (Ryan Goins of Tampa) also got $216,000.

 

Cam Greathouse got $125,000 (looks like that's slot). BA also has 10th rounder Aaron Kurcz signed for $125,000, which looks to be slightly over slot based on last year's draft.

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Kurcz was one of the guys I thought the Cubs needed to sign out of this draft. He was signable, offered two very good pitches as a reliever, and is a good candidate to move fast through the system if he can iron out some of his command/control problems.

 

I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do in the minors.

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Jim Callis Prospect Chat

 

Mike (Indianapolis): Hi Jim, I know everyone was shocked by the Cubs picking Hayden Simpson. When he signs, where do you think he will rank in the Cubs Top 10 next year. I am also curious what you think about Micah Gibbs, and whether he will be in the Cubs Top 10 as well. Thanks.

 

Jim Callis: Maybe the back end of the Top 10, because the Cubs system is getting deeper. If he comes out and throws 92-97 mph like the Cubs saw in his final games, and tears up the minors, he'll rank higher than that. I like Gibbs some, VG receiver and runs a pitching staff well, not sure how much he'll really hit. More of an 11-20 guy than a Top 10er.

 

Jason (New York): Can you rank these first round college pitchers on a pure talent ceiling, rather than a draft ranking which might use signability as a ranking tool. Pomeranz, Loux, Harvey, McGuire, Sale, Simpson, and Wimmers. Feel free to include Ranaudo, Wojciechowski, and Ruffin for extra credit.

 

Jim Callis: Sale, Pomeranz, McGuire, Wimmers, Harvey, Wojciechowski, Loux, Ruffin, Simpson. If you can guarantee Ranaudo's health, I'd put him as high as third. If you can't, I'd put him between Wojo and Loux.

 

Ouch.

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Bruce Miles has some good news for us.

 

Speaking of that, I expect No. 1 draft pick, pitcher Hayden Simpson, to be all but signed and delivered by the weekend if all things go well with the physical.

 

Here’s a list of who’s signed so far:

 

Round 4 Hunter Ackerman

Round 8 Cameron Greathouse

Round 10 Aaron Kurcz

Round 11 Eric Jokisch

Round 19 Dustin Fitzgerald

Round 20 Ryan Cuneo

Round 22 Jeffery Vigurs

Round 23 Matt Loosen

Round 28 Joseph Zeller

Round 32 Brent Ebinger

Round 34 Dustin Harrington

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Good that Simpson will get to playing quickly.

 

I really want Brooks to sign, has anyone heard any updates on him?

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I came across the following in a 6/15 Arizona Phil bit (http://www.thecubreporter.com/2010/06/14/here-come-hawks-mighty-boise-hawks), referring to a June 11 interview report (ttp://cubs.scout.com/2/976666.html)

 

Q&A with Simpson Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 06/15/2010 - 12:09am. http://cubs.scout.com/2/976666.html says he sits between 93-94 most of the time.. I throw a changeup and I’ve yet to see anybody throw it the way I throw it. It’s hard to explain, but I throw it two different ways – one way to right-handed batters where it drops straight down and another way to lefties where it runs away and goes down. And I throw a two-seam fastball that’s more like a sinker; an overhand 12-6 curveball; then the four-seam fastball and then I throw a slider that’s two different ways as well.

 

I thought that was really interesting. Hearing what a pitcher actually thinks about his stuff and how he uses it is often more insightful than reading a brief outside scouting report. By his comments it's seven pitches: 2 changes, 2 sliders, 2 fastballs, and 1 curve. The ability to mix and match and make variable perturbations on their pitches is common for many effective pitchers. We'll see with Simpson.

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