2015 Blue Jays Draft | Signings, Bonuses and Rumors Thread

[burlingtonbandit]

So, how'd the Jays do overall this year? Best year of AA' tenure, worst year, middle of the road?

 

id say average.

[King]

they should have the money to offer him a good deal.

 

Depends on how things shake down with Pruitt/Labaut/Feltner/Perry/Eden etc. as well. But yea, they should have the money to sign Crouse if hes the guy they want.

[burlingtonbandit]

Demi Orimoloye signed for 450k today underslot in the 4th round. Seems like Brewers got a a steal for a guy ranked anywhere from 30-75 in the draft.

[GD]

Demi Orimoloye signed for 450k today underslot in the 4th round. Seems like Brewers got a a steal for a guy ranked anywhere from 30-75 in the draft.

 

Wow.

[metafour]

for a guy ranked anywhere from 30-75 in the draft.

 

Orimoloye wasn't ranked "30" by anyone by the time the draft rolled around. More realistically he was 60-100, and its possible that draft writers didn't even knock down far enough.

[burlingtonbandit]

Orimoloye wasn't ranked "30" by anyone by the time the draft rolled around. More realistically he was 60-100, and its possible that draft writers didn't even knock down far enough.

 

Thats why I typed 30-75.. Its still a steal of a pick at that price no matter how you slice it metafour.

 

Btw BA had him at 41. Kiley in the 70s. Thats right where my range was.

[DuckDuckGose]

So, how'd the Jays do overall this year? Best year of AA' tenure, worst year, middle of the road?

 

I think they did a great job given where they were picking and their budget. Should get a couple MLBers but it's probably not going to be AAs best draft. So far 2013, 2012 and 2010 look like amazing hauls.

[SJE32]

Signing

Teddy Cahill ‏@tedcahill 17h17 hours ago

Blue Jays 5th rounder RHP Jose Espada signed for $330,000. Pick value was $345,300. Projectable righty was first Puerto Rican drafted.

[Angrioter]

Any news about Singer?

[TwistedLogic]

[Angrioter]

[Ehjays]

Cool worth a shot....Bring him up to the big team...lol

[TheHurl]

Demi Orimoloye signed for 450k today underslot in the 4th round. Seems like Brewers got a a steal for a guy ranked anywhere from 30-75 in the draft.

 

I was certain that he'd be going to Oregon. I still say he was miles ahead of Pompey at this age, similar enough guys with Demi having the better baseball body

[Mikeleelop]

Anything on singer in the last few days?

[metafour]

I still say he was miles ahead of Pompey at this age, similar enough guys with Demi having the better baseball body

 

I don't know why people keep trying to bring this up, it really doesn't mean much. Pompey was a near unknown when we drafted him, I vividly remember the only "film" on him being a home video on Youtube of him shagging fly balls at some park (not a baseball field, a public park). The point? He was a blank slate and therefore his skills were a projection. To claim that Orimoloye is "miles ahead" doesn't all of a sudden mean that he's a much better prospect. Orimoloye has been on the elite circuit for ~2 years now playing with and against the top American kids in his class, he SHOULD be further ahead. That exposure also means that his flaws are a lot easier to pick out.

 

Had Pompey been in Orimoloye's shoes it is very possible that his skills would have been widely discovered earlier, and he'd have been a ~top 2 round pick.

[Mikeleelop]

He's dead

 

that's unfortunate

[metafour]

[metafour]

There goes $100K in saved allotment:

 

 

[Angrioter]

Gideon Turk

Source: Blue Jays 11th round draft pick Marrick Crouse will not be signing with the club. Team offered $500k, Crouse wanted $600k.

 

Holy f***

[Laika]

Gideon Turk

Source: Blue Jays 11th round draft pick Marrick Crouse will not be signing with the club. Team offered $500k, Crouse wanted $600k.

 

Holy f***

 

Source: Marrick Crouse tries to use a kid on twitter to get more money

[Angrioter]

Source: Marrick Crouse tries to use a kid on twitter to get more money

 

Yeah. The "100K dollars" fight. Sounds like the new Clint Easwood movie.

[Angrioter]

Reggie Pruitt signed

http://ctrlv.cz/shots/2015/06/30/Pwhw.png

[43211234]

Reggie Pruitt signed

http://ctrlv.cz/shots/2015/06/30/Pwhw.png

 

Lol at this blatant bluff tactic from earlier in the month:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But very, very nice that they got him to sign.

[King]

Woww Pruitt signed

[King]

I guess we blew the rest of our budget on Pruitt

[Angrioter]

Woww Pruitt signed

 

Un "Thanks para ti maldito Mexicano" seria genial.

[baubau]

Did not expect Pruitt to sign either. I looked up his profile online and was just blasted with Vanderbilt stuff. Sweet.

[Angrioter]

Pruitt is the one guy I thought we had no chance to sign.

 

Now we have a number to offer to Singer.

[metafour]

Wow! Didn't expect that.

[metafour]