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The 2011 Draft: A recap

It warmed an old turtle’s heart to see nearly 500 comments on a draft day signing thread and less than 1 percent was from me. Five years ago, we’d have been lucky to get a couple of dozen comments on the draft signing deadline. You folks make me proud.

 

Recapping a bit, the Reds signed 30 of their 50 selections, including No. 1 choice Robert Stephenson-RHP-Alhambra HS. Stephenson waited until the final hour before Cincinnati’s $2 million offers convinced him to spurn a scholarship from the University of Washington.

 

Eight players who were selected before Stephenson signed for less money and three others signed for the same amount. Stephenson likely will draw an assignment to the AZL, but whether he sees any action this season remains to be seen.

 

The Reds did quite well, signing nearly every difficult-to-ink player they wanted. The most expensive outside the first round was coveted LHP Amir Garrett of Nevada’s Findlay Prep for a cool $1 million. Garrett, a 22nd-rounder, is a high school All-American … in basketball. He plans to play hoops at St. John’s and baseball for the Reds. Because he is a legitimate two-sport athlete, Garrett’s bonus may be spread over five years.

Star-divide

Southington (Conn.) HS RHP Sal Romano, a 23rd-rounder, signed for $450,000, turning down the University of Tennessee. The Reds also snagged Plano (Texas) East HS SS Ty Washington for an over-slot $300,000, buying him out of an Oklahoma commitment. Earlier the Reds went over slot for 31st-rounder Erik Miller-RHP-Texas Christian and threw $150,000 at difficult-to-sign Canadian RHP Vaughn Covington. Arizona OF Steve Selsky also was a player who dropped because of signability and injury concerns, but the Reds inked the 33rd-rounder, although his bonus hasn’t been reported.

 

Cincinnati signed its first 11 picks and 13 of its first 14, with Arizona HS SS Joe Serrano at No. 12 being the only player not to ink a deal. RHP Eric Alessio, a 49th-rounder from Marist, was the lowest pick to sign.

 

Interestingly enough, two players with no school – OF Vordanys Perez and RHP Dariel Delgado – did not sign. With no known college commitment, though, they aren’t necessarily subject to the Aug. 15 deadline and may be signed somewhere down the line, a rule that also applies to college seniors.

 

The one who got away? Probably Travis Radke, a HS LHP from Southern California. The 45th-round pick is headed to the University of Portland.

 

Just 15 of the bonuses were reported, and on those the Reds spent $5,701,400.

 

Here are the players who signed:

 

  1. Robert Stephenson-RHP-Alhambra HS
  2. Gabriel Rosa-OF-Colegio Hector Urdaneta HS
  3. Tony Cingrani-LHP-Rice
  4.  Kyle McMyne-RHP-Villanova
  5.  Ryan Wright-2B-Louisville
  6. Sean Buckley-3B-St. Petersburg JC
  7. James Allen-RHP-Kansas State
  8. Jon Matthews-OF-St. Petersburg JC
  9. Cole Green-RHP-Texas
  10. Brooks Pinckard-RHP-Baylor

11. Vaughn Covington-RHP-Killarny SS

13. Nick Fleece-RHP-Texas A&M

14. Leo Kemp-RHP-St. Joseph’s

18. Jimmy Moran-RHP-South Florida

19. Chris Joyce-LHP-Santa Barbara CC

20. Dan Jensen-RHP-Cincinnati

21. Carlos Gonzalez-RHP-Cal State-Northridge

22. Amir Garrett-LHP-Findlay Prep

23. Sal Romano-RHP-Southington HS

24. Nick O’Shea-1B-Minnesota

25. Justice French-RHP-Mercer

26. Juan Perez-2B-College of the Canyons

27. Taylor Wrenn-2B-Tampa

31. Erik Miller-RHP-Texas Christian

33. Steve Selsky-OF-Arizona

34. Bryson Smith-OF-Florida

36. Randy Yard-RHP-Hawaii

43. Ty Washington-SS/2B-Plano East HS

49. Eric Alessio-RHP-Marist

 

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I really like all the pitching the system has gained

If I were running a draft, I would focus on pitchers with the idea that it is usually easier to trade a top flight pitcher for a position player than the other way around.

It will get better.

by Yossarian22 on Aug 16, 2011 12:06 PM EDT reply actions  

I wondered about Garret's bonus

It sounds like probably only 1/5 or so is guaranteed up-front and he’d be walking away from serious money if he went full-time basketball after this year.

"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Aug 16, 2011 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yep.

There’s some rule that if a draftee is playing another collegiate sport, his bonus can be spread out over 5 years.

I’d assume that if he leaves baseball at any point before then, he forfeits whatever money he hasn’t received yet.

It feels so nice to be back to normal

by nycredsfan on Aug 16, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

It sounds like a good deal for him.

He can stay in school for 4 years and essentiaply get paid for it. If his stock is high enough to go to the draft, hes a millionaire. If not, hes a baseball player.

"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."

by Cy Schourek on Aug 17, 2011 1:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

So that's allowed by the NCAA?

I guess you can get paid for playing sports while in college, so long as you’re getting paid for a different sport than the one for which you’re getting a scholarship?

NCAA rules are completely screwed up.

Still not a candidate.

by Gray on Aug 17, 2011 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

i hate the ncaa

it just occurred to me yesterday (and was confirmed by nycredsfan) that the ncaa allows high school draftees to have contracts negotiated for them by agents & still maintain their eligibility.

by 'tHan on Aug 18, 2011 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

ahem, "advisors"

The NCAA is a joke.

"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow

by jch24 on Aug 18, 2011 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions  

And now the NFL is too for going along with them

"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow

by jch24 on Aug 18, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

slightly unrelated, but if they want to do a pay-for-play thing with football players

I think the NFL should foot the majority of the bill for using the college ranks like a farm system

by pack_fan on Aug 18, 2011 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wow

His hops appear to indeed be ill crazy.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 16, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Man

I coached AAU against that kid. Did not realize it was the same kid we drafted. Going through an old score book shows he hit 4 threes and had 27 points on us. Only 3 for 11 at the foul line though including 4 misses in the fourth quarter. Gotta be a baseball player! haha

by kennythered on Aug 16, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

i might be wrong on this

but Stephenson seems to short arm the ball to the plate. all the videos ive seen on him are less impressive than my boy henry owens, whom the red sox stole for $1.55MM.

Emir looks like he releases the ball very high. might be an interesting prospect.

"the only place they lost was the scoreboard"

by Ewok on Aug 16, 2011 3:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Amir.

Stephenson has what scouts call “a few minor mechanical issues” that should be easy to fix.

It feels so nice to be back to normal

by nycredsfan on Aug 17, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not sure if this guy knows anything or not but...

someone likes Cingriani’s performance so far:
linky

#ItPops!

"Luna Lovegood is really freaking awesome in every way." -Me

by crolfer on Aug 17, 2011 3:03 PM EDT reply actions  

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