Cards Go Big To Get Kelly



The Cardinals agreed to terms with second-round pick Carson Kelly on a $1.6 million bonus on Thursday, pending a physical on Friday. His bonus exceeds the assigned value for his pick ($574,300 at No. 86) by more than $1 million, the largest difference thus far in the 2012 draft.

A two-way star at Westview HS in Portland, Ore., Kelly has more upside as a third baseman with a sound swing and promising power potential. As a righthanded pitcher, he displays a 90-92 mph fastball. He had committed to Oregon.



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[...] was $1,258,700. McCullers exceeded that amount by $1,241,300, eclipsing Cardinals second-rounder Carson Kelly for the highest bonus over pick value thus far in this year's draft. McCullers was considered a [...]

[...] physical on Monday. That's the third-highest bonus in the second round this year, trailing only Carson Kelly ($1.6 million, Cardinals) and Joe DeCarlo ($1.3 million, [...]


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