Comments on: What Happened At The Deadline

By: Jim Callis

Jim Callis — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:06:17 +0000

A baseball source confirmed to us that the Phillies pulled their offer before the signing deadline.

By: Jim Callis

Jim Callis — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:05:18 +0000

You’re right, Appel will have less leverage. A similar situation resulted in more money for fellow Boras Corp. advisee Luke Hochevar, but Appel risks a lot by turning down $3.8 million. Even if he gets more money, delaying his career (and possibly, his arbitration and/or free-agent eligibility) by a year may not prove to be worth it.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 20:28:54 +0000

With respect to Rash, the Phillies did NOT pull the offer. Rash's parent's wanted $800K, but the Phillies offered $500K with $120K towards college. The parents said it wasn't enough, so they walked away from the offer. The Phillies chose not to counter the parents' demand ….

By: lee young

lee young — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 19:02:13 +0000

Even if Appel goes number 1 next year, what is to prevent a team from low balling him, as Houston did with Correia (ie, sign under slot value).
Appel will be a senior….he has little leverage, correct (other than an Indy league which has its own perils)?

By: The Mets Miss Out on Signing Second Round Pick Teddy Stankiewicz | MetsMinorLeagueBlog.com

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:25:10 +0000

[...] player who did not sign was Stanford RHP Mark Appel, the eighth overall pick in the draft, who reportedly turned down $3.8 million from the Pirates, the maximum the team could offer without losing a pick in 2013 to go back to the [...]

By: miked

miked — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 14:01:03 +0000

For a Stanford student, Appel doesn't appear to be very smart. It is obvious that Boras hates this new system and I wouldn't be surprised if he brought suit, Appel's parents should have intervened here because Boras did their son wrong. Appel should have taken the $6M from the Astros and when that didn't work, he should have taken the $2.8M from the Pirates. This is a heavweight roll of the dice and I will predict that it won't work out in his favor. The extra year at Stanford will put him well behind his draft class and putr serious pressure on him to succeed quickly at the next level. Dumb – real dumb!

By: Allen

Allen — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 23:32:35 +0000

Care to weigh in on the rational for Appel/Boras holding out for a bigger paycheck? How does this makes sense when he stands to lose a year from his career when it most likely will be must greater than his last year earnings prior to free agency? Something I'm missing?

Allen Buller
Portland OR

By: Jim Callis

Jim Callis — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 23:12:54 +0000

Says he’s headed to Stanford.

By: Navin

Navin — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 22:47:32 +0000

Any chance of Appel going to an independent league like Luke Hochevar or is he definitely headed back to Stanford?
Also, despite losing Giolito, Fried and Robertson, how excited should I be over who is actually coming to UCLA? Is that a top 3 recruiting class?

By: bill

bill — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 22:42:24 +0000

Obvious questions are who are College winners and losers after the deadline. I would like to know how teams like FSU, GT and Clemson are now being projected?
Seems UCSB had remarkable day…are there any "smaller" name programs that made out as well as UCSB?

By: John Manuel

John Manuel — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 22:34:48 +0000

I would say Appel and Boras are betting on (a) Appel being good again next year and (b) next year’s draft class being weak as it appears to be. It may be a bit deeper but it’s not much deeper.

By: Benjamin P. Glaser

Benjamin P. Glaser — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 22:27:49 +0000

What is the read on the Appel situation? Is this a case of unrealistic expectations on the part of Appel? Isn't next year's draft much deeper?