2011 Cubs picks and signings thread

[Vanilla Ice]

Starling gets 7.5MM. Wow, I'm glad we ended up with Baez for 2.6.

[Little Slide Rooter]

And Maples is signed per Callis:

#Cubs get 1st-rder Javier Baez for $2.625 mil, 14th-rder Dillon Maples for $2.5 mil spread over five years. #mlbdraft

 

BOOM!!!!!!

 

HUGE!!!!

 

2.5 mil doesnt sound like that much. Then again, I wish I was making 500K a year.

[Guest]

Baez and Maples push the spending over 10M for the class, if Raisin's addition from earlier is to be believed.

[Tryptamine]

This was a fantastic draft. Much love to the Ricketts for spending a ton of cash this year.

[Vanilla Ice]

Baez and Maples push the spending over 10M for the class, if Raisin's addition from earlier is to be believed.

Did that include the Vogelbach signing?

[Vanilla Ice]

Shockingly, Law is ignoring the Maples signing on his twitter. Told you Maples would sign!

[Splendid Splinter]

Baez and Maples push the spending over 10M for the class, if Raisin's addition from earlier is to be believed.

Did that include the Vogelbach signing?

 

 

I got like.... (not exact and just from numbers on here)

 

5.1 mil from Baez/Maples

2.85 mil from Vogelbach/Dunston Jr

2.9 mil from the 11 guys Raisin said earlier a couple pages back...

 

That's 10.85 mil right there....

Edited August 16, 2011 by Splendid Splinter

[Little Slide Rooter]

Josh Bell signed.

 

Holy [expletive].

 

Pirates know how to do it.

 

Damn it, Ross, Hedges and Goeddel sign.

 

I wouldn't worry. They'll find a way to be bad as they have for the better part of 2 decades.

[TruffleShuffle]

Shockingly, Law is ignoring the Maples signing on his twitter. Told you Maples would sign!

 

apparently the nats got their top 4 picks done, which means they spent a lot of money.

 

red sox are staying true to form and spending big dollars as well.

[Guest]

Baez and Maples push the spending over 10M for the class, if Raisin's addition from earlier is to be believed.

Did that include the Vogelbach signing?

 

Yeah. Raisin had it around 2.9M plus Baez(2.6), Maples(2.5), Vogelbach(1.6) and Dunston(1.3).

[seattlecub]

I'm not sure how they break down the payments, but keep in mind that the maples deal is reportedly a 2-sport contract, meaning it's 2.5M spread over 5 years (think that's how that works).

[Tryptamine]

The Nationals are spending an absolutely enormous amount of money on this draft....

[Outshined_One]

The Nationals are spending an absolutely enormous amount of money on this draft....

 

$7.2m to Rendon.

 

Wow.

[MWV]

Fun draft, this one. Great news.

[Tryptamine]

The Nationals are spending an absolutely enormous amount of money on this draft....

 

$7.2m to Rendon.

 

Wow.

 

Jesus, 7.2M for Rendon +3M for Goodwin. They're already over 10M on 2 picks......

[Outshined_One]

The Nationals are spending an absolutely enormous amount of money on this draft....

 

$7.2m to Rendon.

 

Wow.

 

Jesus, 7.2M for Rendon +3M for Goodwin. They're already over 10M on 2 picks......

 

$6m bonus according to Callis, $7.2m guaranteed. They also handed over something like $2m to Alex Meyer.

[Guest]

I'm not sure how they break down the payments, but keep in mind that the maples deal is reportedly a 2-sport contract, meaning it's 2.5M spread over 5 years (think that's how that works).

 

That is correct. I didn't think it was possible to do the 2-sport contracts for a walk-on but I guess so (though it sounded like Maples nearly earned a scholie).

[Guest]

Tyler Beede is the only 1st rounder to not sign. He'll go to Vandy and the Blue Jays will get pick 21A next year.

[Tryptamine]

Nationals first 4 picks

 

(6)Rendon=7.2M ML deal

(23)Meyer= 2M

(34)Goodwin=3M

Purke= Major League Contract, No amount yet, but I'd be shocked if it was 4M or less.

 

They're near 16M on their first 4 picks. That is a franchise changing draft. The Nationals are going to be very scary in 2 years.

[StarlinOnYou]

I am glad Purke got paid.

 

I've always felt he got screwed by the MLB/Texas coming out of High School & the injury riddled season really hurt him.

[Guest]

Cole got $8 million, Bell got $5 million. Pirates spent more on those 2 than I'd guess 80% of teams.

[Guest]

@keithlaw Cubs deal with Dillon Maples is $2.5MM guaranteed, not spread out over five years.

[XZero771679666304]

keithlaw

Cubs deal with Dillon Maples is $2.5MM guaranteed, not spread out over five years.

[Outshined_One]

Brewers got Jungmann and Bradley.

 

Drat.

[Guest]

I'm pretty sure Law is outsourcing his Cubs related tweets to the "If Zambrano starts, your in trouble" guy at this point.