Pedro Beato, back you go.

by templeUsox on May 30, 2006 1:36 AM EDT

From Newsdsay...

"Last night's midnight deadline passed without the Mets reaching a contract agreement with former Xaverian High School righthander Pedro Beato, so last year's 17th-round draft pick will go back into the draft."

If this is true, that's a terrible job by the Mets, who are without a 1st round pick.

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the deadline

i thought the deadlne for draft and follows is tuesday night at 12 ET?

by npurcell on May 30, 2006 1:37 AM EDT reply actions

nope

It's always the Monday night, as far as I know.

Baseball America keeps saying Beato will go in the first round, but now he has signability questions. Aren't teams going to think "If the Mets couldn't sign him, how can we?" He had to be asking for quite a lot for the Mets to back off because they clearly wanted to get a deal done.

by jeck on May 30, 2006 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions

hochevar

wouldnt the same rules apply to hochevar? his deadline is tomorrow night by 12ET

by npurcell on May 30, 2006 2:42 AM EDT up reply actions

you sure?

The deadline for Weaver and Drew last year was Monday night. Hochevar is in the same situation.

by jeck on May 30, 2006 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions

monkey gram

a monkey gram i found made by mets fans towards Omar

http://www.careerbuilder.com/monk-e-mail/Default.aspx?mid=10122142&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=e1 91e68b5289460a9f4fd6a7bf51d2d9-202272552-W6-2

by npurcell on May 30, 2006 2:53 AM EDT reply actions

That clip...

is completely low-brow and childish... I fricking loved it! I hadnt laughed that hard since I read the article at ESPN earlier about the cordless jumprope.... which makes me laugh just by typing it out.

Cordless Jumprope. LMAO

by Boxkutter on May 30, 2006 6:52 AM EDT up reply actions

subject

I'm the cordless jumprope king. you should see some of the tricks I can do.

by Josh @ Minor League Ball on May 30, 2006 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions

They Blew It

A first round talent which they should have signed. Definately adds to a weak draft, in which i can see him going 10-15 now. What projections to other people have on him?

by T for Jose Tabatha on May 30, 2006 9:20 AM EDT reply actions

well I'm baffled

Newsday says the deadline has passed. LA Times says it hasn't. Nothing from Baseball America yet.

by jeck on May 30, 2006 10:23 AM EDT reply actions

I think they extended until tuesday

BEcause of holiday.

Of course I can find no link to see I thought that.

by novaoakland on May 30, 2006 11:41 AM EDT reply actions

In today's Future Shock...

Kevin Goldstein talks in pretty definitive terms about the deadline being last night.

by templeUsox on May 30, 2006 12:12 PM EDT reply actions

BA

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/news/261479.html

Beato, Hochevar, and Bryan Morris are all officially back into the draft.

by mrkupe on May 30, 2006 1:03 PM EDT reply actions

Damn

I so hate Vince Naimoli.

by ultxmxpx on May 30, 2006 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions

blame game

Everything can't be blamed on Naimoli.

Sternberg had a chance to step up to the plate and didn't. There's no excuse for it. I seriously doubt Morris asked for $4-5 million because it's fairly obvious he isn't a top 10 candidate... so all signs point to Sternberg not ponying up the money to sign him.

Even at $2-3 million, he's a solid pick just 1 year removed from HS and dominating JuCo competition.

Rays in '08....

by youALREADYknow on May 30, 2006 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions

I know...

some blame needs to go to Sternberg and company, but at this point we just don't know why he didn't sign, as was said at Raysbaseball.com.

If he was asking 2+ million I'd give him the words of Dick Cheney: "Go ---- yourself." Well, that might have been harsh, but whatever. No picks out of the top 10 got 2 or more million last year. It'll be interesting to see what he gets when he's redrafted. Is there any chance he goes to an SEC school like he reportedly was saying and plays two years there?

by ultxmxpx on May 30, 2006 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions

anyone know if...

Milton Loo signed?

"I may not be a class act, but I'm an American." Ron Artest on wanting to play for the Olympic team

by natsfan2005 @ Minor League Ball on May 30, 2006 3:36 PM EDT reply actions

Re

* Several high-profile draft-and-follows were still playing the Junior College World Series in Grand Junction, Colo. That included the 10 players under control at Yavapai (Ariz.) Junior College, a list that includes outfielder Shane Keough (Athletics) and infielder Milton Loo (Reds). Those players have until 48 hours after their team's final game to sign.

From BA.

by albo4lyfe on May 30, 2006 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Beato...

This is disappointing of course, but I think in a normal year Beato signs. He's just trying to take advantage of a week draft class, and who can blame him? Still though, what are the odds he gets more than whatever the Mets offered? Does he have other College options to explore if he doesn't get what he's looking for? I guess we'll know shortly, but from what everyone is saying the next draft won't be quite as kind. It's not as if this move isn't a risk on his part either...

by MetfanBren on May 31, 2006 1:29 AM EDT reply actions