Porcello and Boras
Are geniuses! BA is reporting that he is in fact going to get his Josh Beckett deal plus inflation (at least a little). I'm amazed! It's reportedly a 7.7 million dollar ML deal. Good for him and good for the Tigers.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=198
As a Rays fan, I wonder what this will do to the Price negotiations? Probably not much, but he can easily argue he's better than Porcello and deserves at least a comparable deal.
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Good
by doublestix on
Aug 14, 2007 12:08 AM EDT
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Worked out
by Tyler on
Aug 14, 2007 12:15 AM EDT
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Yeah
Bad, bad move. I predict the Tigres will regret this one,
by BlueEyesAustin on
Aug 14, 2007 12:23 AM EDT
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Hmm...
by CW on
Aug 14, 2007 9:03 AM EDT
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But
Still, I'd never do it. Too risky for my liking. Especially with two great high school bats that can be signed for much cheaper available.
by doublestix on
Aug 14, 2007 12:23 AM EDT
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Who
by Tyler on
Aug 14, 2007 12:28 AM EDT
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He might be referring to
by lemonjello on
Aug 14, 2007 12:33 AM EDT
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Yes
by doublestix on
Aug 14, 2007 12:36 AM EDT
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Exactly
I would much rather my team pay up for the top talent in the draft than pass for a more signable player.
That said, I dont think the Royals made a mistake. I just think that the Tigers didnt either. The Tigers got a top 2 or 3 player in the draft at 27. They have to be happy.
by grozzy on
Aug 14, 2007 12:42 AM EDT
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That's quite a sum. On merit alone, Porcello probably would have gone second or third in the 2007 draft. However, his expected bonus demands allowed him to fall to Detroit with the 27th pick. The high school right-hander has drawn comparisons to Josh Beckett.
Source: Booth Newspapers
by Havok1517 on
Aug 14, 2007 1:25 AM EDT
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It really surprises me that nobody took Porcello before 27, even given the huge demands. I can understand some apprehension about giving a teenager $7+ million dollars, but it doesn't take much math to figure out that it's a surprisingly low risk deal considering the kid's talent.
by mrkupe on
Aug 14, 2007 1:28 AM EDT
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Many teams had no choice
so did the smaller market teams have a choice hear? not really.....they could pay the 6M, but MLB would cut their portion of revenue sharing by at least that amount......what do the tigers care? MLB can get mad at them, but they can't money out of their pocket....gives them a huge advantage in situations like this
by Wheelhouse on
Aug 14, 2007 8:01 AM EDT
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Small market teams simply do not have that option. The Royals put up $55M for Gil Meche, but it was pretty shocking when they did that, and they still need to find a way to fill the other 4 slots in their rotation. The draft ends up being one of their main avenues of acquiring top level talent.
The problem is that small market teams just haven't even begun to approach the level of aggressiveness in spending money on draft picks that they need to in order to be successful. A Porcello at $8M is a great piece, but obviously you need to diversify as well. The pessimist might say that a small market team can't afford to spend the money to sign 10 good draft prospects if 6 of them fail outright, 3 of them become okay players, and 1 of them becomes an above-average player/star. The smart businessman realizes that those 3 okay players and 1 above-average player are worth so much more than the money that was spent to sign the 10 guys combined, they'd have to be nuts not to sign THIRTY guys in such a manner.
If the draft system stays the way it is, eventually somebody is going to man up and take the upfront risk, and it's likely going to have a dramatic effect on how small market teams approach the draft.
Also, I wouldn't mind seeing your source about MLB cutting the revenue sharing take of teams who violate the slotting system. MLB is virtually powerless when it comes to penalizing teams for going over slot. With so many teams going over slot to sign their top picks, MLB is going to run into some serious problems if they even think about penalizing small market teams for doing things that large market teams have done without an issue for years. Quite frankly, it's a hornet's nest that I'm not sure they want to shake.
by mrkupe on
Aug 14, 2007 9:36 AM EDT
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Hope Rays were close with Price
by jfish26101 on
Aug 14, 2007 1:29 AM EDT
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Price
"Price, the Vanderbilt lefthander who was Baseball America's College Player of the Year and the consensus top prospect, always figured to exceed the top deals from the 2006 draft ($5.45 million to the Tigers' Andrew Miller, the seventh overall pick, and $5.25 million to the Royals' Luke Hochevar, the top choice). Price and agent Bo McKinnis reportedly were seeking a major league deal in the $8 million range, and Porcello's deal could push Price's worth closer to $10 million."
It's going to be a long night and day tomorrow for Bo McKinnis and Friedman/Hunsicker
by Tyler on
Aug 14, 2007 9:57 PM EDT
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HAHAHA
by PooNani on
Aug 14, 2007 8:19 AM EDT
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by PooNani on
Aug 14, 2007 8:26 AM EDT
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Wow
I will eat my freaking hat if this kid is ready to compete at the ML level in 2010. He will have a very short minor league option year in 2007 with only two years to burn from high A ball through AAA.
by BlueEyesAustin on
Aug 14, 2007 10:35 AM EDT
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I really think...
by templeUsox on
Aug 14, 2007 10:58 AM EDT
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Sure
by BlueEyesAustin on
Aug 14, 2007 12:16 PM EDT
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Are you referring...
by templeUsox on
Aug 14, 2007 12:24 PM EDT
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4th year
by aCone419 on
Aug 14, 2007 11:08 AM EDT
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How does that work?
by BlueEyesAustin on
Aug 14, 2007 12:15 PM EDT
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Re: How does that work?
"The Major League CBA states:
Contracts of Major League players who, prior to commencement of the current season, have been credited with less than five seasons in professional baseball... shall be eligible for a fourth optional assignment, without waivers, during that season.
In essence, it just means that a player entering his fourth or fifth pro season and has already been optioned out in three seasons, gets a fourth option."
by aCone419 on
Aug 14, 2007 12:29 PM EDT
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Hm
by BlueEyesAustin on
Aug 14, 2007 12:48 PM EDT
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Because
by BlueEyesAustin on
Aug 14, 2007 1:17 PM EDT
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Er....
Seems straightforward to me....
by BlueEyesAustin on
Aug 14, 2007 5:46 PM EDT
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Er...
by aCone419 on
Aug 14, 2007 10:06 PM EDT
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i think this is a great deal
by jbg3004 on
Aug 14, 2007 2:26 PM EDT
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The Tigers also sign
by tbach81 on
Aug 14, 2007 2:43 PM EDT
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Well considering they aren't enforceable
by Grrranderson on
Aug 14, 2007 3:06 PM EDT
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Now how
Also, I wasnt intending to be an ass about the Crosby and Iorg signings... I actually think more power to the Tigers for having the stones to sign their guys no matter what the "slot" says... If I ran a team Id do the same and I think with them announcing their singings their will be more to come very shortly
by tbach81 on
Aug 14, 2007 3:38 PM EDT
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Repeat after me...
Draft order means nothing when you can just demand the world and find a team that will pay it.... it's just like free agency if you ask me. I really hope that one day that baseball can somewhat emulate the NFL and NBA in the execution of their draft.
One observation: He's getting $1.6 mil or so more than Justin Upton did? If he's a better prospect than Upton I'll... wait, he's not. Great deal for the D-backs if you ask me...
by jc3 on
Aug 14, 2007 3:27 PM EDT
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Let's get some perspective...
Manny got $ 160 mil.
Helton got $ 141 mil.
Soriano got $ 136 mil.
Zito git $ 126 mil.
Hampton got $ 120 mil.
Carlos Lee got $ 100 mil.
But, everybody has a problem with this kid getting $ 7 mil. ? What if he's a decent big leaguer in 2 or 3 years ? Detroit still has rights to him after the 4 years. He could end up a fixture in Detroit for many years and be a perennial All-Star.
7 mil. is a huge risk for this but Mike Hampton gets $ 120 mil. ? Ok. I'll risk 7.
by White Sox Randy on
Aug 14, 2007 3:32 PM EDT
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