The Dodgers and 11th-round pick Joc Pederson have agreed to terms on a $600,000 bonus, four times MLB's recommended $150,000 maximum for choices after the fifth round. It's also the largest bonus Los Angeles has paid out so far to a 2010 draftee, though they're expected to make a well-over-slot run at first-round pick/Louisiana State quarterback Zach Lee.
An outfielder from Palo Alto (Calif.) High, Pederson has the potential for average or better tools across the board. He had committed to Southern California.
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Is this guy gonna be any good? CF long term or Corner outfielder? enough power for that position??
Posted by Matthew | August 16, 2010 at 2:52 pm | ShortcutThe kid is very good. Watched him play in the Hawaii Collegiate Summer League this past year and as a Dodgers fan, I'm stoked. Big kid, very mature for a recent high school graduate, carries himself like a very confident college all-american player. He's very athletic as he was also a star wide receiver in football from what I understand. He played CF in the games I watched, but he's probably also good enough to play the corner positions. It was a wood bat league and he carried himself very well against kids 1-3 years older than him. He's the son of former Dodgers minor leaguer Stu Pederson and has an older brother playing baseball at UOP, so he comes from a very athletic, baseball family. Surprised by the bonus amount, as I was thinking more in lines of $250,000-$300,000, but since we're not signing Gausman and may not get Lee, the money has to go somewhere. He's a more like a 3rd to 5th round talent who just happened to be drafted in the 11th round.
Posted by Ryan | August 16, 2010 at 4:06 pm | Shortcut