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74515252476C51595B4C3E0 wrote: The Pittsburgh Post Gazette is reporting that he will sign on Monday

White informed Penn State that he has chosen baseball and will sign with the Pirates. The article said it was an over slot deal [highlight]that included future educational support[/highlight]


Good for him that he values an education. If things don't go as planned baseball-wise he'll have more and better opportunities.

7E283E2A253F2F24293E0C2B212D2520622F4C0 wrote: The Pittsburgh Post Gazette is reporting that he will sign on Monday

White informed Penn State that he has chosen baseball and will sign with the Pirates. The article said it was an over slot deal [highlight]that included future educational support[/highlight]


Good for him that he values an education.  If things don't go as planned baseball-wise he'll have more and better opportunities.
I'm just glad he is not going to Penn State ;D

4F47447365406768060 wrote:

My guess...White signs for ~$1.5 million, Kellington for $300,000, Bishop for $500,000


Well, got the first one right. White signs for $1.5 million.

I missed this news...17th rounder Carlos Lomeli and 19th rounder Drew Irvine also sign.

7E76754254715659370 wrote:

My guess...White signs for ~$1.5 million, Kellington for $300,000, Bishop for $500,000


Well, got the first one right. White signs for $1.5 million.
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Jim Callis

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Supplemental 2nd-rder Lonnie White signs w/

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for $1.5 million (pick 64 value = $1,050,300). Pennsylvania HS OF, plus raw power, plus-plus speed, good CF instincts. Penn State WR recruit.

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Looking for confirmation, but it appears Braylon Bishop will sign with the Pirates for just over $250,000. He was drafted 14th and was an Arkansas commit.



Whether or not Cherington gets Kellington to sign, which looks very likely, he's a frickin' magician.

102E21212B2225262B2B0F223528470 wrote: Looking for confirmation, but it appears Braylon Bishop will sign with the Pirates for just over $250,000.  He was drafted 14th and was an Arkansas commit.



Whether or not Cherington gets Kellington to sign, which looks very likely, he's a frickin' magician.




I just read a while ago that Kellington and the Pirates agreed before the draft. Kellington was quoted to say something like "we have to wait a few days to make official ." Seemed like a good source but I can't remember where I saw it. If what you saw and what I saw are true , that means he swept the board .

68565959535A5D5E5353775A4D503F0 wrote: Looking for confirmation, but it appears Braylon Bishop will sign with the Pirates for just over $250,000.  He was drafted 14th and was an Arkansas commit.



Whether or not Cherington gets Kellington to sign, which looks very likely, he's a frickin' magician.


Without doing the math, if that’s true about Bishop, my guess is they need Kellington to sign, and for under slot so they don’t lose his pool money.

Braylon Bishop and his family are in Pittsburgh this morning, and he is widely expected to sign on the dotted line.  Whatever pool money is left after that -- I'm seeing Bishop between $250,000 and $300,000, so not sure of the math -- will presumably go to Kellington.



Cherington has (likely) accumulated five top-100 players in this draft.  Five.



But since he cheaped out and didn't draft Leiter, I give him a big fat "F."

I think they have about $170k left for over slot spending assuming Kellington signs. If he doesn’t, that drops to ~$141k. So, they can safely sign Bishop for $266k regardless of Kellington. If they get Kellington at/under slot, Bishop can get $295k (or more).