Comments on: Sox Give Buttrey $1.3 Million In Fourth http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/2012/06/buttrey-gets-1-3-million-in-fourth-round/ Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:45:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jim Callis http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/2012/06/buttrey-gets-1-3-million-in-fourth-round/comment-page-1/#comment-141689 Jim Callis Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:08:07 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=5111#comment-141689 Ha, I forgot I had figured out they could pay him $1.3 million in the Wednesday chat.

]]> By: Fake Ty Buttrey http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/2012/06/buttrey-gets-1-3-million-in-fourth-round/comment-page-1/#comment-141669 Fake Ty Buttrey Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:49:37 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=5111#comment-141669 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.

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