Less Than A Week To Go
One deadline that is very real comes up next Monday at 11:59pm- the deadline to sign draft picks.
The Yankees have some work to do. As of this morning they have not signed their 1st, 2nd, 5th and 10th round picks plus quite a few of the picks from later rounds. After last year's disaster with Gerrit Cole going to UCLA and some of the other high picks failing to sign, the Yankees need to get their top two guys to ink deals.
The problem is both picks have committed to major collge programs which means they have leverage. Slade Heathcott, their #1 pick, can go to LSU. J.R. Murphy, their second rounder, has committed to Miami. The Yankees certainly have the money to make it worth their while to skip college, the question is will they?
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Heathcott and Murphy would be far better off signing with the Yanks. College is not the best training for future major leaguers. You go through thre or four years of college and end up in low class A ball anyway. Get the professional training guys, You'll be better off.
Posted by: Kevin Davis | August 11, 2009 01:55 PM |