New Highs For Seventh, Eighth Rounds



The highest bonuses in the seventh and eighth rounds this year were handed out Thursday. The Indians signed North Carolina outfielder Tim Fedroff for $725,000, while the Orioles inked Sperry (Okla.) High righthander Bobby Bundy for $600,000.

Fedroff’s bonus eclipsed the $600,000 that the Rangers gave Texas high school righty Matt Thompson in the seventh round. A draft-eligible sophomore, Fedroff batted .404 and led the Tar Heels with 12 homers this season. He’s a lefthanded hitter with a compact yet powerful stroke, and he also has plus speed. His fringy arm may relegate him to left field as a pro.

Bundy’s bonus surpassed the $425,000 that the Astros paid Texas prep lefty Brad Dydalewicz in the eighth round. Bundy projected as a possible first-rounder until he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee playing basketball in December. He had surgery that usually requires a nine-month rehab, but he returned to the mound with a knee brace this spring and led Sperry to its second Oklahoma 3-A title in the last three years. Though he wasn’t 100 percent, he still pitched at 88-91 mph and topped out at 93, and he maintained his big-breaking curveball and command. Bundy, who had committed to Arkansas, threw 91-94 mph last summer before the injury.



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