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Thursday - June 7, 2007

MLB Draft, Day 1

I almost forgot about the draft. I remembered to check on things around 5 o'clock and was surprised to find that they were only in the 2nd round (or maybe early in the 3rd). And, they only got through the first 5 rounds today. They usually get through the first 20 rounds or so on the first day. This year, though, at least part of it was being televised. Clearly, that slowed things down.

Of direct interest to Texas, 3 players have been drafted so far:

I suspect they'll all be signing. But, you never know. According to one thing I read, Bradley's advisors are wanting him to hold out for $1M. I'm not sure the bottom of the 4th round will get him that sort of money.

Major League Baseball has instituted a new rule this year: draftees must be signed by August 15th. (College seniors are exempt from this rule.) In the past, a team could draft a player and then take up to 51 weeks (aka, the week before the next draft) to come to terms with the player. The player could continue in school during the interim. The new rule could definitely affect players' decisions on whether or not they sign. I tend to think we'll see more players from the later rounds signing. I guess we'll know by the middle of August.

By the way, for info on other players of interest (mostly of interest to me but maybe of interest to you as well!), see my 2007 MLB Draft Summary page.

Posted by Joanna at 11:14 PM