Listening to Blummer podcast…Kris Gross said “Jeron Williams” when asked who to watch from some of the lower tier draftees.
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@jimcallisMLB 5th-rder Chase Jaworsky signs w/@Astros for $850k (pick 164 value = $360,800). Colorado HS SS, good athlete w/plus speed, could wind up in center field. Utah Valley recruit.
https://twitter.com/jimcallismlb/status/1681090975483953152
Not an under-slot guy after all. His pre-draft ranks obviously reflect a lack of eyes on him, not a lack of talent.
So eyes on him helped.
Luv it!
Cam Fisher ever so slightly over-slot too.
Huezo signs too. Just Tredwell (2d round) left unsigned from the first 14 rounds.
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And Tredwell has signed, just about $200k over slot. They sure tied this draft up quickly.
https://twitter.com/chandler_rome/status/1681322081315885058
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I started to make a summary table of reported signings and bonuses, but Astros County has it covered already.
As for undrafted free agents, here’s the list that I was able to turn up:
- Kelly Austin, RHP, UCLA
- Hudson Leach, RHP, Miami (OH)
- Ben Petschke, RHP, Samford
- Anthony Sherwin, SS, Bucknell
When in the hell did AstrosCounty return? I used to read that religiously and then the Sheriff quit doing it.
Thanks for that heads up. Scrolling back through his posts, looks like May 15th of this year. Just started up again without any explanation I could see.
From Jim Callis via twitter
Nondrafted free agent Xavier Casserilla signs w/@Astros for $170k ($20k counts vs pool). Highest NDFA bonus I have seen in this @MLBDraft. @SSCbaseball 3B, power is best tool, hit .378 w/24 HR this spring. Oklahoma State recruit.
I bet this is another Jim Stevenson find.
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Behind the paywall at BBA, but he was listed on the Cape Cod League Hot Sheet about a month ago.
Had a good game last night - interview.
1st time playing OF, robbed a HR and got a DP @ 1B, & hit a HR in between.
For those who may not know who Jim Stevenson is, he was a scout brought in 2007. His territory is North Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.
So of the players he is responsible for scouting/advocating for/signing are:
Dallas Keuchel, Adrian Houser, Abraham Toro, Ramon Laureano, Josh James, Dean Deetz, Jack Mayfield, Tyler Ivey, Ralph Garza, among many others.
Toro was from the same Juco Casserilla is from.
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So I went down a bit of a procrastination rabbit hole today.
Downloaded data from baseball reference about players drafted from Oklahoma JUCO.
Since 2007, 84 players have been drafted from OK JUCOs - 18 of those have been by the Astros.
Of the 84 drafted, 55 signed - 17 of those by the Astros.
Of the 55 signed, 10 have appeared in a MLB game - 4 of those were drafted by the Astros. Josh James (34th round), Ramon Laureano (16th Round), Dean Deetz (11th Round), Abraham Toro (5th Round).
10 of the 18 Astro draft picks were after the 20th round, so those guys would be NDFAs in todays draft world.
The most impressive name of the 10 that have made the majors from any team is Andrelton Simmons
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