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Post by Lark11 on Jun 22, 2015 16:52:11 GMT -5
Jim Callis @jimcallismlb 44s45 seconds ago 2nd-rder Antonio Santillan signs w/@reds for $1.35 mil (slot 49 = $1,227,800). Texas HS RHP, FB to 98 mph & hammer curve when on. @mlbdraft
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Post by Lark11 on Jun 24, 2015 13:50:41 GMT -5
Mark Sheldon @m_sheldon 2m2 minutes ago #reds have signed 5th rounder RHP Ian Kahaloa and 12th rd RHP Alexis Diaz. Signed 15 of top 16 picks thus far (missing 4th round dude)
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Post by quantumfootball on Jun 24, 2015 13:55:46 GMT -5
Do you think Miles Gordon will sign?
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Post by kinsm on Jun 24, 2015 14:12:00 GMT -5
Do you think Miles Gordon will sign? his twitter status says OF in Reds organization
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Post by kinsm on Jun 25, 2015 20:36:28 GMT -5
5th-rder Ian Kahaloa's bonus w/ Reds = $300,000 ($69,400 below slot)
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Post by kinsm on Jun 26, 2015 21:33:27 GMT -5
18th-rder Isaac Anesty's bonus w/ Reds = $200,000 ($100,000 above slot)
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Post by kinsm on Jun 30, 2015 14:22:49 GMT -5
---Baseball America
Through June 25th, 807 of the 1215 draftees had signed...it's estimated that approximately 100 of the remaining 408 will put ink to paper prior to the July 17th signing deadline.
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Post by Ga boy #6 on Jul 2, 2015 21:01:00 GMT -5
Did Connor Bennett sign?
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Post by kinsm on Jul 3, 2015 17:30:26 GMT -5
Yes, 2 days ago - been assigned to the AZL.
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Post by kinsm on Jul 6, 2015 19:00:03 GMT -5
The signing deadline is next Friday, it is likely that less than 60 of the 350+ unsigned players will sign before then (most of whom played in the final week of the CWS).
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Post by kinsm on Jul 8, 2015 21:19:48 GMT -5
The Reds have signed Miles Gordon (4th rd), bonus unknown as of yet...
They've officially signed 23 of their 41 draft picks (their first 17 selections in the draft have all signed).
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---Mark Sheldon
Throughout his childhood in Oakville, Ontario, Miles Gordon pursued his love of hockey and rose to the higher levels of the amateur system as a center. Gordon was gifted in another sport -- baseball -- and also had aspirations of playing at the highest level.
While in high school, baseball won out over hockey. That choice paid off when Gordon -- a 17-year-old outfielder -- became a fourth-round pick of the Reds in the 2015 Draft.
"I quit hockey two years ago. My coaches told me if I wanted to take baseball to the next level, I needed to get rid of hockey," Gordon said. "It was the best decision I ever made. Without my baseball coaches, I would not have been in this position today."
The past couple of baseball seasons while attending St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic High School, Gordon played amateur baseball for his local club -- the Oakville Royals. He moved on to play for the Great Lakes Canadians, a team that has former Major League outfielder Adam Stern as one of its coaches. Great Lakes plays in the same league as the Etobicoke Rangers, another Ontario team that produced Reds first baseman and 2002 second-round pick Joey Votto.
"[What] impresses me most about Miles is his maturity level," another Great Lakes coach, Craig Robinson, told Canada's IndependentSportsNews.com in December. "In talking with him on a regular basis, at times you forget he is a teenager. He is respectful, smart and an enjoyable kid to work with. Dad, Colin, and Mom, Tammy, have done a terrific job of raising him. We are proud to have him a part of what we do here and are excited to watch him reach the goals he has set out in this game in the future."
Gordon, a left-handed hitter who throws right-handed, didn't see his Draft prospects take off until last fall, when he was selected to play for Team Canada's junior national team. The squad spent time training in Florida and the Dominican Republic. He held his own at the plate against pro pitching from Dominican Rookie-level teams last month.
"We got in front of a lot of Major League eyes. We were constantly being seen," Gordon said.
Gordon met with and performed before scouts and had been talking with representatives of the Red Sox, Brewers and D-backs. He had not spoken as much with any Reds scouts, which left him surprised to wind up with Cincinnati on Tuesday.
"I was really caught off guard," said Gordon, who is listed at 6-foot-1 and 185 pounds. "I was shocked but got really pumped up. It's pretty cool for a team under the radar to come up and pick me in a higher round.
"I was trying to hear over my mother screaming. She jumped up and down and started crying. I was trying to process it all as I was getting texts and tweets. It's very exciting." Gordon has a commitment to play college baseball for the University of San Francisco, but he is expected to turn professional.
"I'm pretty set and excited to play for the Reds," he said. "I want to get my Minor League career going. I will talk it over with my parents and come up with a decision, and then on what to tell San Francisco. It's a great school, but this is a dream I've wanted since I was a kid."
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Post by The Duke on Jul 8, 2015 21:46:18 GMT -5
All indications are that Gordon will sign for slot money. He told the Diamondbacks he wanted slot if taken in the rd 3-5 range. Maybe he gets $500k since it's less than 7 grand over slot.
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Post by kinsm on Jul 9, 2015 18:34:27 GMT -5
The Reds have officially signed 17th round draftee J.D. Salmon-Williams
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Post by The Duke on Jul 10, 2015 7:51:09 GMT -5
The Reds have officially signed 17th round draftee J.D. Salmon-Williams We're ready to swim upstream. That's 3 of 5 Canadians now, I wonder if we'll be to pull in Shred (22) and/or McAffer as well. Unless Gordon signed well under slot (which I doubt), we're pretty much at our bonus pool. The Reds Could go about another $400k over without losing a draft pick next year, but they typically don't go over pool at all.
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Post by kinsm on Jul 10, 2015 17:46:48 GMT -5
The Reds have officially signed 17th round draftee J.D. Salmon-Williams We're ready to swim upstream. That's 3 of 5 Canadians now, I wonder if we'll be to pull in Shred (22) and/or McAffer as well. Unless Gordon signed well under slot (which I doubt), we're pretty much at our bonus pool. The Reds Could go about another $400k over without losing a draft pick next year, but they typically don't go over pool at all. I think Shred has signed and McAffer won't sign, but waiting for 2nd confirmation.
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