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Pirates, Glasnow Agree On $600,000

Posted Aug. 3, 2011 8:40 am by Jim Callis
Filed under: Signings

The Pirates and fifth-round pick Tyler Glasnow have agreed to terms on a $600,000 bonus, the highest known deal outside of the top 65 picks this year. MLB's guideline for Glasnow's No. 152 slot is $166,500.

Glasnow is extremely projectable at 6-foot-7 and his fastball has reached the low 90s at times. His secondary pitches are still a work in progress. The Hart HS (Santa Clarita, Calif.) righthander was part of Portland's recruiting class.

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Why do you think it took so much money to get this done? I believe he was not even in your top 100 California prospects, and I commitment to Maine does not seem like a big deal. If he is so projectable why was he not rated higher?

Posted by Seth | August 3, 2011 at 1:13 pm | Shortcut

Teams like who they like. Glasnow is extremely projectable and the Pirates obviously though more highly of him than we did. He was committed to Portland, and clubs wind up compensating the players in part for the value they put on the college experience.

Posted by Jim Callis | August 3, 2011 at 3:54 pm | Shortcut

[...] to terms earlier in the day on the largest bonus so far outside of the top 65 picks ($600,000 to fifth-rounder Tyler Glasnow), the Pirates officially announced another over-slot signing. Pittsburgh inked seventh-rounder Jake [...]

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