This prediction was pretty accurate for Gold, but way off for Gonzalez and kind of off for Gorst. Don’t know about Kel; he may have signaled his uninterest for this year.
Predicting draft positioning for seniors can be tricky as teams play leverage vs. pool spending. I’ll be interested to see how close to $306,600 Gonzo’s bonus turns out to be.
The Braves created some flexibility with some of their earlier selections by drafting college seniors with each of their final five selections. Because these seniors do not have the leverage to stay in school, the sum of their combined signing bonuses will likely be less than $100,000.
I hope Gonzo does well with a bonus. Since I believe he wasn’t drafted at all last year, he is clearly the somewhat rare player who drastically improved enough as a senior.
Interesting that Sam Clay was drafted much higher than Gorst. I know Sam had a great year in 2014, but so did Matthew this year. Do sophomores have even more leverage? I suppose they do.
I don’t know what they’re talking about with Justus. Scout-speak gobbledegook.
This prediction was pretty accurate for Gold, but way off for Gonzalez and kind of off for Gorst. Don’t know about Kel; he may have signaled his uninterest for this year.
Predicting draft positioning for seniors can be tricky as teams play leverage vs. pool spending. I’ll be interested to see how close to $306,600 Gonzo’s bonus turns out to be.
The Braves created some flexibility with some of their earlier selections by drafting college seniors with each of their final five selections. Because these seniors do not have the leverage to stay in school, the sum of their combined signing bonuses will likely be less than $100,000.
http://m.braves.mlb.com/news/article/183526256/braves-happy-with-ian-anderson-draft-picks
I hope Gonzo does well with a bonus. Since I believe he wasn’t drafted at all last year, he is clearly the somewhat rare player who drastically improved enough as a senior.
Interesting that Sam Clay was drafted much higher than Gorst. I know Sam had a great year in 2014, but so did Matthew this year. Do sophomores have even more leverage? I suppose they do.