The Texas Rangers selected Kellin Deglan with the #22 overall pick in the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft. The 6’2 catcher was one of the more intriguing players on the Canadian high school baseball circuit, who was seen as pretty raw, but had quite a bit of potential, especially with a powerful bat. The fact that…
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Mar
30
Update: Howard A. Kusnick PA v. Kellin Deglan
Jun
30
Top 3 Picks Of MLB Draft Are Playing The Waiting Game
Players selected in the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft still have roughly a month and a half to decide if they will sign with the team that drafted them or return/go to college. Even though there is a lot of time left before players must make that tough and important decision, 9 of the 32 athletes…
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Jun
12
Pete Parise To Triple A Memphis
Just went through a very draining few days of the MLB Amateur Draft, and the fun is not over yet. We had some guys drop in the round selected because of signability issues, a couple of guys leave us, and we picked up a few new players to advise. It really is crazy how this…
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Feb
23
Former Athlete Selling Products To Athletes
From 1965-2001, 961 players in total had been selected in the 2nd round of the MLB Amateur Drafts. Of those 961 players, 876 signed and accepted the signing bonuses proposed by the teams that picked them. 413, or 47.1% of those 876 players eventually played at least one game in the Major Leagues. Only 266,…
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Sep
29
International Bonuses – Worth It?
I spent a lot of time preparing for this year’s MLB Amateur Draft and then following all of the news surrounding those selected leading up to the signing deadline of August 15th. But MLB organizations are not only interested in players selected through the Amateur Draft. There are also plenty of players outside of the…
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Sep
23
Pedro May Soon Be A Pirate
Was it all an image issue? Was Boras Corp pissed that Buster Posey, a guy drafted later than Boras client, Pedro Alvarez, received the highest signing bonus in the history of the MLB Amateur Draft? At dusk on August 16th, reports stated that Posey received a $6.2 million bonus from San Francisco while Alvarez ended…
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Sep
17
One First Rounder Left To (Maybe) Sign
Only three players in the first round did not sign with the teams that selected them in the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft. The previous statement may not hold true if it is found that Pedro Alvarez and Eric Hosmer were signed after the deadline. That being said, of the three players who went unsigned, Aaron…
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Jul
01
Robert Lara Stays True To His Colors
For Immediate Release ROBERT LARA STAYS TRUE TO HIS COLORS Becomes the First Drafted Player in the 2008 MLB Class to Sign with Dynasty HOLLYWOOD, FL – July 1, 2008, Robert Lara, a 6’2 205 lbs pitcher out of University of Central Florida has signed with Dynasty Athlete Representation, LLC. Lara was selected in the…
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Jun
22
Top Pick Earns $6.15 Mil
Last week, Tim Beckham received a $6.15 million signing bonus after being selected first overall by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft. The $6.15 million bonus is the largest sum that any drafted player has received in the history of the MLB; it is $50,000 more than Justin Upton received as…
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