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Another "boom and bust" athlete that we never had much chance of signing, Mr. Goodwin that went to UNC.

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/statistics/...ers/cards/45953

 

Doing well for Hagerstown in the SAL.

 

Once again, the Washington Nationals and Rizzo. $3 million signing bonus as a supplemental pick.

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QUOTE (Springfield SoxFan @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 06:15 PM)
A lot of people were disappointed that Jones didn't sign, maybe it was the right move. What other former Sox draft picks were selected or eligible? Grimes, Gardeck etc.....?

Gardeck went 16th round to SF (8th in 2011 by the Sox) and Grimes just completed his sophomore year at Georgia Tech.

 

Ben O'Shea (10th round in 2011) went to the Cards in the 35th this year.

Jones slipped from 7th to 26th.

Chadd Krist was a 13th rounder by the Sox last year and was taken in the 9th this year by the Cubs. He was a senior though so the Cubs may have wanted him as a signable guy in the top 10 rounds.

Matt Ginther went from 14th by the Sox last year to 24th.

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QUOTE (danman31 @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 07:19 PM)
Gardeck went 16th round to SF (8th in 2011 by the Sox) and Grimes just completed his sophomore year at Georgia Tech.

 

Ben O'Shea (10th round in 2011) went to the Cards in the 35th this year.

Jones slipped from 7th to 26th.

Chadd Krist was a 13th rounder by the Sox last year and was taken in the 9th this year by the Cubs. He was a senior though so the Cubs may have wanted him as a signable guy in the top 10 rounds.

Matt Ginther went from 14th by the Sox last year to 24th.

Wow, truly appreciate the effort on this. This is great, thanks. Did not recall some of these names.

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What we can say after Major League Baseball wrapped up its first draft with spending limits is that the CBA seems to have worked almost exactly as Commissioner Bud Selig and some in ownership (including White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf) hoped it would.

 

Talent was spread around more evenly, as evidenced by the White Sox diving back into the deep end by taking high school players with their first two picks — something they hadn't done since 1984, in large part because they feared Boras or another agent would try to play a shot at college into super-sized bonus demands.

 

 

Chicago Tribune

 

 

 

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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 7, 2012 -> 07:36 AM)
So how do the draft guru's think we did? It seems for once most picks seem to have some higher ratings than the slots players went in, at least from a layman's point of view.

Draft rules really help the Sox, nice to see some potential young position players drafted early for 1st time in many years. I hope Chris Beck will end up being a steal. Love the 1st round pick Courtney Hawkins but reached with Keon Barnum not real high on him.

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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 7, 2012 -> 09:52 AM)
Fun video clip from the Hawkins pick, including a split screen of Kenny freaking out when he does the backflip, and then getting on the phone and telling Hawkins no more backflips.

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=22072073

That was a fun watch, thanks for digging that up.

 

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