Re: Thon - I don't understand why everyone keeps saying he was first round talent. Baseball America went on record saying they considered him 4th-6th round talent, and Andy Seiler (of MLBBonusBaby.com) who is the most respected individual non-BA name in regards to draft picks said he did not see him as a 1st rounder either. The point is, ultimately, the Jays had to pay to get a premium player who saw himself as a first rounder.
The Logan Ehlers debacle is interesting. I listened to AA on the Fan and he had said Andrew Tinnish, who was handling the deal with Ehlers up until the deadline, had papers in his office sprawled all over the floor. He was really frustrated, because they had a deal in place with Ehlers and at the very last minute they decided to go to college. They rejected 800k, as an 8th rounder.
My understanding is Adaric Kelly and Seth Conner have both signed as well. Kelly received 250k or so, and Conner received 100k. At least, they both have been telling people they signed...so perhaps these were so last minute that they got lost in the shuffle because they are late round players and no one was focused on it. But hopefully we'll know for sure in a couple days. Conner has plus raw power.
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