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Sox Give Buttrey $1.3 Million In Fourth

Posted Jun. 15, 2012 4:52 pm by Jim Callis
Filed under: Signings

The Red Sox signed Ty Buttrey for $1.3 million, the highest bonus outside of the top two rounds thus far this year. A fourth-rounder, he got a bonus $1,008,700 in excess of the assigned $291,300 value for the No. 151 pick.

The latest prospect from baseball factory Providence HS in Charlotte, Buttrey works at 90-93 mph with his fastball and peaks at 96. He also has a hard knuckle-curve and shows some aptitude for a changeup. He was an Arkansas recruit.

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Hey, Jim…(from your 6/14 chat) we were ahead of the curve on this one! ;-)

Ty Buttrey (Charlotte, NC): I'm trying to project if the Sox are saving enough, in order to meet my price, and keep me from going to Arkansas. Please advise if I'm interpreting properly…Sox are currently 617K under budget…have another 300K or so wiggle room, without incurring a penalty…and my slot = 291K. That's about 1.2M that could be directed to me, assuming Sox first five draftees sign at slot maximum. You opinion on whether my accounting is right, and your opinion on whether 1.2M is a good number for both sides, please.

Jim Callis: Fine use of the bonus pool calculator, Fake Ty Buttrey! Your read is correct. I also suspect that 10th-rounder J.T. Watkins' signing (don't have the bonus yet) added at least $100k of room under the cap. Not sure if the Red Sox will save any more money in front of you, but they should be able to pay you $1.3 million or so if they want to.

Posted by Fake Ty Buttrey | June 16, 2012 at 8:49 am | Shortcut

Ha, I forgot I had figured out they could pay him $1.3 million in the Wednesday chat.

Posted by Jim Callis | June 16, 2012 at 12:08 pm | Shortcut

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