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Padres didn't sign Karsten Whitson. Wow. Following up on Covey, apparently he went in for his physical and was diagnosed as having Type 1 diabetes. His family decided it would be best to manage his illness close to home in college, rather than having him away from home and dealing with it.

Cardinals sign their first rounder, Zach Cox (who was being an idiot in negotiations, from all accounts), but did not get Austin Wilson. Whew.

MLBTR has Harper signed, probably around $6.5m; not official yet. Zach Lee reportedly gets $5.25m over 5 years. He's gone from LSU.

Here comes the flood. Machado, Harvey, and Castellanos all confirmed.

Zach Lee officially signs. Details unconfirmed. Drew Pomeranz also signs. Ditto Christian Yelich. Harper supposedly is close, but he won't be officially announced until later. Aside from Lee and Covey, pretty much going as expected so far...

What was the slot value of that pick? Probably somewhere around $800k-$900k. The guy ahead of him signed for below slot at $600k, plus the pick is unprotected, so it's a bit hard to judge.

Ben Wells signs with a $530,000 signing bonus.

Ranaudo just signed with the Red Sox, complete with $1.3m bonus. Edit: Make that a major league deal worth $4.4m with the bonus. Yeowza.

Brewers won't sign 1st rounder Dylan Covey. :-s Link

He'd be a moron not to sign. He won't get as much money next year in a deeper draft.

Zach Lee reportedly about to sign with the Dodgers. LSU might melt down.

Ranaudo is an interesting case. Apparently Theo Epstein watched his Cape outings in person. On the one hand, Ranaudo could boost his draft stock with a strong senior season and end up getting seven figures if he pitches to his potential. On the other hand, he's already had two injury scares and could easily injure himself again. He might be best served taking the Red Sox' best offer...but we'll see. Pirates ink 2nd rounder Stetson Allie. They sign Taillon and they'll end up with the two best arms in the HS class from an upside perspective.

Considering they've also inked Sean Coyle to a $1.3m deal and Brandon Workman to an $800k deal today, there's a pretty good possibility of that.

Signing news is starting to pour in. BA has compiled the Twitter feeds of its various contributors for those of you trying to keep track. Biggest news so far is the Red Sox signing 4th rounder Garin Cecchini for $1.31m. There have been plenty of other signings, though.

Box Scores Iowa won 5-3 Box Score CF S. Fuld 2/3, 2 BB, 2 R, 2B (13), 3B (8) LF T. Wright 1/4, RBI, E (1, fielding) RF B. Snyder 2/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (29), HR (20), 2 K 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/4, BB, K 2B B. Scales 0/4, K C R. Chirinos 1/4, R, RBI, HR (2) 3B M. Smith 2/3, BB, R, RBI, HR (10), E (8, fielding) SS M. Camp 0/2, 2 BB PH J. Adduci 0/1, K PH B. LaHair 0/1 SP J. Samardzija 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 5/1 K/BB, 7-6 GO-FO RP B. Schlitter 1 scoreless, 0 H, 0/1 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO RP D. Cales 1 scoreless, 0 H, 0/1 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO RP S. Maine 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO Tennessee lost 8-2 Box Score CF T. Campana 0/5, 2 K, CS (19) RF B. Jackson 0/4, K LF B. Guyer 3/4, 2 R, 2B (28), 3B (6) 1B M. Spencer 0/2, BB, RBI C S. Clevenger 1/4, 2B (14), E (4, throw) 2B T. Thomas 2/4, RBI SS M. Gonzalez 1/4, K, E (21, missed catch) 3B N. Samson 2/4 SP R. Dolis 3.2 IP, 5 H, 7 ER, 3/4 K/BB, WP, 7-0 GO-FO, E (2, throw) RP J. Papelbon 2.1 scoreless, 4 H, 5/0 K/BB, WP, 0-2 GO-FO RP R. Buchter 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, HR, 1-3 GO-FO Daytona lost 5-3 Box Score SS J. Lake 0/4, 2 K 2B DJ LeMahieu 3/4, R, 2B (23) 3B R. Flaherty 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (27), 2 K 1B R. Ridling 0/4, RBI, 2 K RF K. Burke 2/3, BB C M. Brenly 0/4, CS (1), PO (1B) DH J. Opitz 0/4 LF J. Valdez 1/1, CS (5) CF E. Crawford 2/4, R, 3B (1), K SP A. Cabrera 5 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 3/3 K/BB, HR, WP, 8-3 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO RP J. Leverton 1 scoreless, 2 H, 2/0 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO Peoria won 4-0 Box Score SS HJ Lee 0/3, BB, R, K 2B L. Watkins 1/3, BB, 2B (12), 2 K 3B M. Cerda 0/4, RBI, E (14, throw) DH J. Bour 0/4, 2 K RF JH Ha 3/4, R, K LF N. Perez 1/4, R, K 1B B. May 0/3, BB, K CF A. Giansanti 2/4, R SP SM Jung 3 scoreless, 3 H, 1/0 K/BB, 0-8 GO-FO RP J. Antigua 5 scoreless, 3 H, 7/0 K/BB, WP, 4-4 GO-FO, E (3, throw) RP R. Morla 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Boise lost 7-3 Box Score 2B P. LePage 0/4, E (6, fielding) DH R. Jones 1/4, K LF J. Morelli 1/4, CS (3) 1B R. Cuneo 1/3, BB, 2 R, 2B (4) 3B D. Harrington 0/1, BB, R, HBP C J. Vigurs 1/4, 3 RBI, 2B (4), E (3, missed catch), PB (7) SS E. Soto 1/3, E (6, throw) CF KM Na 0/3, 2 K SP JY Serrano 5 scoreless, 1 H, 6/1 K/BB, 3 WP, HBP, 2-7 GO-FO RP J. Latham .1 IP, 1 H, 5 R, 1 ER, WP, HBP, 1-0 GO-FO RP E. Rice 1.2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 5-2 Box Score SS W. Darvill 1/3, 2 BB, 2 R 2B PC Chen 2/4, BB, R, K, CS (6) DH D. Geiger 2/4, R, RBI, K C C. Romero 2/3, RBI, HBP, SB (1) 3B V. Bieneme 1/4, 2 K SP A. Reed 4 perfect, 4/0 K/BB, 5-3 GO-FO RP J. Zeller 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 5-2 GO-FO RP TA Wang 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1/0 K/BB, 5-0 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 4-1 Box Score CF O. Zapata 0/3, BB, R 2B G. Amaya 1/3, BB SS M. Hernandez 1/3, BB, RBI RF D. Arcila 0/3, K RP A. Colinas 2.1 scoreless, 2 H, 3/0 K/BB, HBP, 2-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 lost 1-0 Box Score 3B W. Contreras 1/4, E (12, throw) 2B J. Rodriguez 0/4, 2 K LF J. Casilla 0/4, 2 K, Assist (Home) RF G. Jimenez 2/4, K OVERALL: 3-5

WOW... Ive been following him for quite a while, he's been putting together quite a season! He's one of those easy to like, hard to love prospects to me. I really like the fact that he's hitting .300 with some power in the Midwest League at 19. The reports I've seen have him as a plus defender in RF with a good arm. His numbers are still fairly respectable when neutralized for park and luck. My only problem with him is that I can't get past his lack of walks. He doesn't strike out much, but he walks even less than Junior Lake and Josh Vitters did last year. Now, granted, guys can always improve on those kinds of numbers, but that sort of thing is a pretty big warning flag in my mind.

Jae-Hoon Ha hit for the cycle today.

I don't think you love either of these things. I actually lack the capacity to love. :(

Probably the best strategy for them considering how much trouble they have signing FA's, still thats a lot of money for just 3 players Harper included in 1 draft. Add another $800k for 12th rounder Robbie Ray. Yeesh, they could just sign Harper, Solis, Cole, and Ray and have a successful draft. I'm incredibly jealous. While we're on topic, here's some info on where we are and what sorts of storylines will merit watching over the next 36 hours or so... 1) Barret Loux, the Arizona Diamondbacks 1st round selection, failed his physical. The Diamondbacks have no intention of signing him as things stand at the moment. The Diamondbacks will receive a compensation pick next year in the seventh slot (assuming everyone in the Top 5 signs). 2) The Dodgers are attempting to make a run at first rounder Zach Lee, although most signs indicate Lee will not sign. The Dodgers' owner is still going through a messy divorce and money is tight. Furthermore, Lee is a highly-touted football recruit for LSU. Lee has expressed a desire to play football and baseball at LSU. Reports were that he could sign, but that it'd take a lot to get him. If the Dodgers fail to sign Lee, they will receive a compensation pick next year. 3) MLB has been throwing a massive fit about overslot bonuses (like every year) and, as a result, has been dragging its feet on approving and announcing a large number of signings that have been piling up. News on signings has been slowly trickling out the past three days or so. Most of the people following the draft think we'll see a huge wave of announcements tomorrow on overslot guys. MLB thinks this will somehow keep signing bonuses low and will help in negotiations...despite the fact that teams and agents frequently talk to each other. The underlying tension in all of this is that MLB might be playing hardball for when the CBA expires in 2011. MLB wants a hard cap in the draft. Whether or not that happens is anyone's guess. 4) While a little under half of the players selected in the first round have signed, the general expectation is for all of those players to sign, save Lee and Loux. As mentioned in #3, a lot of the guys are just waiting for MLB's go-ahead (including Pirates' 1st rounder Jameson Taillon and Reds' first rounder Yasmani Grandal). However, there's still plenty of speculation on guys likely to get huge bonuses in later rounds, such as Austin Wilson, Stetson Allie, and Garin Secchini.

Two doubleheaders in two days. Ouch.

Box Scores Iowa lost 8-5 Box Score CF J. Adduci 0/5, R, K SS M. Camp 2/4, RBI, HBP RF B. Snyder 0/5, K 1B M. Hoffpauir 2/5, R, RBI, HR (22), K 2B B. Scales 1/3, BB, R, RBI, HR (8) LF B. LaHair 0/3, BB, K C C. Robinson 2/4, 2B (8) 3B M. Smith 1/2, BB, 2 R, RBI, HR (9), HBP PH S. Fuld 0/1 SP M. Atkins 4.1 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 2 HR, 6-3 GO-FO RP HW Chen 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3/0 K/BB, WP, HBP, 2-3 GO-FO RP J. Gray 1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 9-6 Box Score LF T. Campana 3/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB (42) CF B. Jackson 1/4, R 3B R. Canzler 0/5, 3 K, E (15, throw) RF M. Spencer 1/3, BB, 2 R, RBI, HBP, SB (8), CS (2) 2B T. Thomas 0/3, RBI, 2 K PH S. Clevenger 1/1, 3 RBI, 2B (13) SS/2B N. Samson 1/4, BB, R, RBI SS M. Gonzalez 0/1, E (20, throw) SP C. Archer 3.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 5/7 K/BB, 2 WP, 3-2 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 0-3 GO-FO RP K, Smit 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO RP B. Parker 1 perfect, 2/0 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO Daytona lost Game 1 of its DH 5-2 Box Score SS J. Lake 1/3, RBI, K, E (38, throw) 2B DJ LeMahieu 0/3, K 3B R. Flaherty 0/3 DH R. Ridling 1/3 RF K. Burke 0/3, K C M. Brenly 0/3, 2 K 1B J. Opitz 1/2, R CF E. Crawford 0/2, K SP DE Rhee 4 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 2/2 K/BB, 7-3 GO-FO RP D. Patton 2 scoreless, 1 H, 4-2 GO-FO Daytona lost Game 2 of its DH 1-0 Box Score SS J. Lake 0/3 DH DJ LeMahieu 1/3 3B R. Flaherty 0/2, BB, K 1B R. Ridling 1/3 RF K. Burke 0/3, K 2B J. Opitz 1/3, K LF/3B G. Rohan 0/2, K CF J. Valdez 1/2, K SP C. Siegfried 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4/3 K/BB, WP, 3-3 GO-FO RP A. Maestri 2.1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 K/BB, 1-3 GO-FO Peoria won 8-4 Box Score SS HJ Lee 2/5, 2 R, K DH L. Watkins 1/4 2B M. Cerda 2/4, BB, R, RBI, K 1B J. bour 3/4, 2 R, 2B (22), HBP RF JH Ha 4/5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B (10), 3B (4), HR (6) CF A. Giansanti 1/4, 2 RBI, 2 K LF N. Perez 2/5, 2B (15), K SP F. Batista 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5/2 K/BB, HR, 4-7 GO-FO RP D. Keefe 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO RP S. Grife 2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO Boise won 8-4 Box Score DH A. Alcantara 1/5, R, 2B (4), K 2B P. LePage 1/5, RBI, 2B (16), CS (5) LF J. Morelli 3/5, R, 2 RBI, K 1B R. Cuneo 1/3, 2 BB, R, K 3B D. Harrington 1/5, R SS E. Soto 1/4, R, RBI C M. Gibbs 2/4 CF KM Na 1/4, R, RBI, K SP C. Greathouse 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3/1 K/BB, WP, HBP, 8-1 GO-FO RP B. Ebinger 4 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HR, 7-2 GO-FO RP A. Kurcz 1 scoreless, 1 H, 3/0 K/BB AZL Cubs and the DSL teams with an off day OVERALL: 3-3

I love how the SD defender was so close to transitioning from a face mask to a horse collar.

I love how this team is so awesome at sucking on defense in any 2nd and long/3rd and long situation.

I missed it...did he call a timeout and then after the timeout challenge the play? Mercifully no. He just challenged the play, despite the fact that it pretty obviously was a fumble.

Gotta got into midseason challenge form somehow!