Signings thread

[Outshined_One]

Are the Cubs low balling Dylan Johnston,he said he wanted to go pro.

 

IDK, but I sure would like to get at least ONE decent positional prospect out of this draft, and right now he seems like our best bet.

 

Lewis and Episcopo are both putting up numbers in Mesa that make them seem decent enough. Granted, they might hit a wall somewhere down the line. But for now, they haven't done too bad for themselves down there.

[T2E]

Are the Cubs low balling Dylan Johnston,he said he wanted to go pro.

 

IDK, but I sure would like to get at least ONE decent positional prospect out of this draft, and right now he seems like our best bet.

 

Lewis and Episcopo are both putting up numbers in Mesa that make them seem decent enough. Granted, they might hit a wall somewhere down the line. But for now, they haven't done too bad for themselves down there.

 

Lewis probably has the highest ceiling of the Cubs' signees thus far. The power has yet to come but the potential certainly is there. It's great to see him with just 8 strikeouts so far in Mesa. But remember that it is still Mesa.

 

Episcopo is hitting above .300 but it's a fairly empty .300 as he isn't hitting for much power. There is hope; Episcopo hit nine home runs this past season, but I'm not overly excited about his chances especially since he has already played two years of Junior College ball.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Lewis probably has the highest ceiling of the Cubs' signees thus far. The power has yet to come but the potential certainly is there. It's great to see him with just 8 strikeouts so far in Mesa. But remember that it is still Mesa.

 

Are you referring to the 8 strikeouts when you say "remember that it is still Mesa" or to all of what he's doing? Because quite a few other folks down in the AZL seem to be racking up the strikeouts, so I thought his 8 strikeouts was quite impressive. I like Lewis, from your writeup and from his box scores. While he hasn't hit any HRs, at least he's been hitting doubles and triples. Not bad for a 25th rounder.

 

By the way, is the Ware kid from Georgia supposed to be a hard sign? He sounds like an intriguing pick too.

[T2E]

Lewis probably has the highest ceiling of the Cubs' signees thus far. The power has yet to come but the potential certainly is there. It's great to see him with just 8 strikeouts so far in Mesa. But remember that it is still Mesa.

 

Are you referring to the 8 strikeouts when you say "remember that it is still Mesa" or to all of what he's doing? Because quite a few other folks down in the AZL seem to be racking up the strikeouts, so I thought his 8 strikeouts was quite impressive. I like Lewis, from your writeup and from his box scores. While he hasn't hit any HRs, at least he's been hitting doubles and triples. Not bad for a 25th rounder.

 

By the way, is the Ware kid from Georgia supposed to be a hard sign? He sounds like an intriguing pick too.

 

No, I'm referring to his overall numbers (especially his average) when I said "remember that it is still Mesa." His low strikeouts have been very impressive.

 

Ware is without a doubt the toolsiest (is that a word?) position player the Cubs drafted. He's got plus-plus speed, a cannon arm and a very fast bat, and I'd love to see the Cubs take a shot at him. There is some chance he will attend a Junior College which means the Cubs have another shot at him. I hope they're able to sign Ware.

[Wabasha31]

Yusef Carter is listed as part of Mesa's roster on baseballamerica.com. That's not a confirmation of his signing as I haven't seen him in a box score, yet.

 

Holliman, Johnston, and Ware left to go.

[sporrer17]

Yusef Carter is listed as part of Mesa's roster on baseballamerica.com. That's not a confirmation of his signing as I haven't seen him in a box score, yet.

 

Holliman, Johnston, and Ware left to go.

 

He went 1-2 yesterday (8-3-05) with a double for Mesa. Looks like he's signed.

[Wabasha31]

He went 1-2 yesterday (8-3-05) with a double for Mesa. Looks like he's signed.

 

 

Thanks for the update.

[Outshined_One]

Dylan Johnston has signed. He played in Mesa yesterday and went 1/4 with a K.

[sporrer17]

Sweet. About time...he was our highest drafted position player this year, something to get excited about. LH hitting SS who supposedly can flat out pick it. Hope he finishes out the season strong.

[NorthsideAvenger]

Sweet. About time...he was our highest drafted position player this year, something to get excited about. LH hitting SS who supposedly can flat out pick it. Hope he finishes out the season strong.

 

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/articles/0811sportsdigest0811.html

Not that you really need confirmation, but here it is....he just SIGNED with the Cubs on the 11th of August.

 

Weclome to the Cubs org, Dylan.

[T2E]

Holliman, Graham, Mueller, Ware and Ruhlman are the only top 25 picks yet to be signed. I expect Holliman to sign. Ruhlman, Graham and Ruhlman are likely to be difficult to pull in, and Ware might be attending JC.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Ware could be a draft-and-follow if he goes to JC, correct?

[T2E]

Ware could be a draft-and-follow if he goes to JC, correct?

 

Yep.

[TXCubsFan]

Holliman, Graham, Mueller, Ware and Ruhlman are the only top 25 picks yet to be signed. I expect Holliman to sign. Ruhlman, Graham and Ruhlman are likely to be difficult to pull in, and Ware might be attending JC.

 

Holliman has signed.

 

http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=228&p=2&c=426350

[chgojhawk]

Graham, Mueller and Ruhlman have all said that they are going to return to school.

[T2E]

Holliman, Graham, Mueller, Ware and Ruhlman are the only top 25 picks yet to be signed. I expect Holliman to sign. Ruhlman, Graham and Ruhlman are likely to be difficult to pull in, and Ware might be attending JC.

 

Holliman has signed.

 

http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=228&p=2&c=426350

 

Thanks for the report.

[Wabasha31]

baseballamerica.com updated the Cubs draft page listing Jayson Ruhlman as signed. They don't have Jon Mueller's name in bold, yet, though.

 

I was wondering if anyone had any corroboration for Ruhlman's signing.

[roadster]

baseballamerica.com updated the Cubs draft page listing Jayson Ruhlman as signed. They don't have Jon Mueller's name in bold, yet, though.

 

I was wondering if anyone had any corroboration for Ruhlman's signing.

 

I could not find any stories about Ruhlman signing; however, it looks like Jon Mueller has been signed after a visit to Wrigley Field instead of going back of U of Minn.

 

http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2005/09/08/sports/00lead.txt

[Wabasha31]

Jayson Ruhlman has signed.

 

 

Link:

 

http://cmuchippewas.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/083005aaa.html

[T2E]

Great news on Mueller and Ruhlman. Grahman and Ware are now the only top 20 picks left unsigned. Of those two, Ware is possible to be signed since he now attends Junior College.