Great News! Baseball America reporting that the Nats have agreed to terms with Solis, Cole
I want to write a full-fledged article about this, but it's late. Particulars....
The Nats agreed to terms with second round pick Sammy Solis, a LHP out of the University of San Diego. Solis was 9-2 with a 3.42 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and a 92:29 strikeout to walk ratio as a redshirt sophomore for the Terreros. The deal is reportedly worth $1 million, which may be a bit over slot, but far from outrageous. .
A.J. Cole's signing bonus set a record. The previous record for a fourth round pick was $1.5 million to the A's Max Stassi (2009). Cole signed for a cool $2 million, obviously well over slot. A first round talent, Cole had a fairly strong commitment to Miami, and dropped mainly due to signability issues.
It was a fairly safe bet that they were going to sign Solis, who I thought would sign earlier to start working his way through the system. Cole is a huge coup for Rizzo here, as most projected him as one of the top three prep pitchers in the draft. He's costly, but there's an excellent chance he'll be worth it.
Great news that the Nats are willing to not only draft players who have dropped due to signability issues, but show that they're willing to pay above slot to get the job done!
Reports sound good about the potential for signing Robbie Ray (still not done, despite billions of rumors), though we'll have to see if these signings (the Cole signing, in particular) affect the draft budget. I won't mention that other guy until Monday night.
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The Cole signing gives me faith in the Lerners
Aim for the head baby Jesus
by Doncosmic on Aug 15, 2010 3:06 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
That is all
Aim for the head baby Jesus
by Doncosmic on Aug 15, 2010 3:07 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Completely agree
Signing well-regarded internationals and going above slot to sign top draft picks is how you bud a perennial contender (assuming the draftees are worth it).
by The Herndon Kid on Aug 15, 2010 8:55 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Completely agree with what was said above
I have defended the Lerners in the past because going out and splurging on free agents (like Marquis) really doesn’t make sense when you’re trying to rebuild through the farm system. Now that the team is beginning to assemble a collection of solid young talent, their are acquisitions worth paying for, and the Lerners have finally expressed a commitment to do so.
Absolutely awesome news, even if Cole never amounts to anything.
I think that we can end the Bowden circus and the Lerners are cheap stuff.
Anybody who says “cheap” about the Lerners going forward deserves to get interwebbed slapped. Joy, joy, joy. From where I stand, I don’t need to see additional big money free agents for next year. Finish what you’ve started and sign Dunner at a reasonable price.
But Cole? Rizzo and the Lerners are gonna get some national respect for that.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park. In Rizzo and Ramos we trust.
Nope.
But I try to keep my expectations low. I also have a hard time seeing a deal with Crawford that doesn’t limit our flexibility for the future. Crawford would mean bye-bye Hammer in all likelihood too. If you’ve got Crawford, Dunn, and He Who Should Shut Up and Sign on the way, hard to see where there’s room on the corners for Hammer. If you thought there was a good chance to sign Crawford, seems to me that you will have to deal Hammer over the offseason or at next year’s deadline to make sense. If we sign Crawford, you almost wish that we had traded Hammer at peak value at this year’s deadline. But again, we don’t know what was offered.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park. In Rizzo and Ramos we trust.
by souldrummer on Aug 15, 2010 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
If we could sign Crawford
I would be more than willing to give up Willingham, and certainly there are teams out there that would gladly take a .400 OBP guy.
Crawford just solves so many of our problems.
True is that.
The comp to me for that feels like the Tori Hunter signing for the Angels. I’d be interested to see what others feel are comparable free agent signings.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park. In Rizzo and Ramos we trust.
by souldrummer on Aug 15, 2010 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
While Crawford would probably cost $70 million-ish
and we would have to outbid the Yankees, I could see Crawford being willing to sign here to get out of that god-awful division (and for all that money).
He’s the best defensive outfielder in the game and a leadoff man that is essentially a much much much much much better of Nyjer Morgan (he has a very high SB% and is a much better hitter, with a lot more power than Morgan as well).
He solves two of our major problems (outfield defense and the need for a leadoff man) and (in my opinion) opens the window for contention a year early. He improves our lineup, and if we can retain Dunn, elevates it to the top half of the league (assuming Espinosa and Ramos are upgrades).
Crawford would certainly be money well spent.
Agree with everything your saying.
Be nice to see him finish the job for the Rays and get a world championship first. Be nice to see some guy make a move for more than just the highest bidder. We should definitely take a run at him, but there will be a lot of people in line for that guy.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park. In Rizzo and Ramos we trust.
by souldrummer on Aug 15, 2010 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
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