TV Station: Gillaspie Signs
by Dan from NM on Aug 4, 2008 1:50 PM PDT
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PrintA television station out of Kansas is reporting that Conor Gillaspie signed with the Giants and is on his way to Arizona. Supposedly, he's going to get slot for the No. 37 pick, which is surprising to me 'cause I thought he'd get more.
Also, Andy Baggarly recently reported that the Giants are in the "finishing" stages of negotiations with the top four picks.
I suspect Gillaspie's deal will be a 2009 contract and that he won't play in games this year.
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wow, great news!
that is interesting if he signed for slot, I read somewhere that some teams were saying his bonus demands were “delusional.”
Woot
Hey Sabes call the kid up now. Whats the worst that could happen?
/ducks
/feeds ducks bread
I am Cameron Wood and this is my son and business partner CW Culberson.
Nice
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SCOUTING DEPARTMENT! \o/
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
Hasn’t played an inning. Might that be a little premature?
Adoptive father of howtheyscored. The beatings will begin momentarily.
Half of that’s what she said!
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
No, she said “CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SCOUTING DEPARTMENT! \o/”
You should pay closer attention.
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.
Great news!
Not only is it great to have Conor in fold, if he truly signed for slot, it would appear that the change where teams get to retain their high draft pick the following season is giving them more equal leverage in negotiations.
It will be interesting to see if the Giants have Conor playing at least some second base. He is said to have the athleticism to switch there. And the Giants are saying that AnVil’s switch to first base may not be permanent.
Is it reasonable that Conor might develop quickly enough to be in SF sometime in 2010? Given that he outhit Buster Posey with the wood bat in the Cape Cod League and was in fact the league MVP, is it reasonable to think he might get to the majors as quickly or nearly as quickly as Buster?
Fuck reasonable. I want the Koolaid!!!
I am Cameron Wood and this is my son and business partner CW Culberson.
Also I believe this is where I do the I Told You So dance. :)
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 4, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
You know I might be totally off base on this
but the way I read that rule, I don’t think they would receive compensation for Gillaspie’s pick if they failed to sign him. It’s pretty specific about everything, and it pretty specifically does not mention compensation for the supplemental compensation rounds (though they are mentioned elsehwere, as for instance team’s failing to sign a 3rd round pick would get a compensation pick in a supplemental round between the 3rd and 4th rounds). I think that, being a compensatory pick already (for a lost free agent), there is no compensation gained if a team fails to sign the player (just as there would be no compensation if the team failed to sign next year’s compensatory pick for failing to sign this year’s draft pick).
My boy ain't fat, he's just big boned. Big bat, too.
Supplemental round is considered part of the first round
Hector Sanchez: really getting tired of playing baseball in foreign countries...
Officially?
MLB never ever lists supplemental 1st rounders in it’s list of 1st round picks, nor does it refer to them as first round picks. On the MLB website draft tracker the Supplemental Round is listed separately in the Round List (one of the search tools) between the first and second round and separate from each. I’m just saying, is all.
My boy ain't fat, he's just big boned. Big bat, too.
Not sure officially...
...but BA always calls it the supplemental first round when discussing:
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/news/263869.html
So I always assumed it was part of the first round and subject to the same rules governing the first round.
Also, supplemental picks are usually referred to as first rounders (Joba Chamberlain & David Wright come to mind as examples).
Hector Sanchez: really getting tired of playing baseball in foreign countries...
CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES COME ON
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwEMxYggoKQ
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 4, 2008 2:24 PM PDT reply actions
Listening to that in the background while I read this thread is making me happy!
That should just be played on a loop on this site when we win.
I am Cameron Wood and this is my son and business partner CW Culberson.
I concur!
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 4, 2008 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah. But the A's are teh suck. We should take that from them and then wipe them off the face of the earth.
I am Cameron Wood and this is my son and business partner CW Culberson.
Yeah, whenever I hear that song I feel like I’m back at an A’s game watching Dennis Eckersley slap Terry Steinbach’s hand before turning to Lansford, McGuire, et al.
Proud new parent of Mr. Buster Posey... you know, if he signs and stuff.
by GiantsFanInExile on Aug 6, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
The Giants have also signed 23rd round pick Jason Jarvis.
Jarvis has been playing in the indy leagues since his problems with ASU. The bonus was not disclosed. It is expected Jarvis will head to Salem-Keizer.
SFDugout.com is BACK! See the Top 50 Giants Prospects!
^^^ You can tell by the pixels
Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!
by SoFa King Mike on Aug 4, 2008 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t wait for the Vision movie to come out when they run out of superheroes.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 4, 2008 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
The Ant-Man movie is already pushing it.
Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!
by SoFa King Mike on Aug 4, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Think Simon Pegg will play Henry Pym?
Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!
by SoFa King Mike on Aug 4, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
And DC is trying really hard to get Justice League back on. Which seems like a big recipe for FAIL to me… but what do I know?
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2008 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Come on, U.S. Agent & Beta Ray Bill flicks!!!!
If the next Fantastic Four movie REALLY wants to rule, the subtitle should just be “The Fall of Jessica Alba’s Panties”. That way no one cares about the plot, the special effects or the overacting. It’s about the one thing promised in the one sheets and ads. And if it doesn’t deliver, it’ll be murdered online for infinity billion years…kind of like Mike Myers’ career right now.
it's always noonan somewhere
“The Fall of Jessica Alba’s Panties”
I don’t want to spoil anything, but I hear it has a twist ending.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2008 1:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like a win/win
- SF gets the player at slot
- Dizzy gets a 2008 contract even though Sabean mentioned any player signing after ASG would be signed to 2009 contract
Wait...
Sabes saying one thing and doing another? No way!
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on Aug 4, 2008 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
At least....
It’s with a promising prospect and not a free agent wearing a Michael Tucker mask.
it's always noonan somewhere
Neato!
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Um, can anyone tell me...
What “Getting a player @ slot” means?
Also, anyone going Sat. Night vs. the Bums?
Tentatively adopting Dan Ortmeier. And Boom Goes the Dynamite.
There are a lot of slots in Vegas
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 4, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
n Pittsburgh, Rob Biertempfel wrote the draft’s slot system, which “assigns a suggested” bonus amount for each pick, “like the draft itself, exists to save teams money.” It has “little to do with competitive balance,” and because the slot figure is “merely a suggestion, not a mandate, the system’s legality has never been challenged.”
MLB simply recommends a bonus for each selection
Hope this is true. Gillaspie needs to get on that fast track. I think he could be our Utley. Yes, yes he supposedly doesn’t project to have that much power, but neither did Utley. And Utley’s numbers are inflated in that bandbox anyway. Gillaspie has a great compact, quick swing with really quick wrists and hands. He’s going to be a .300 hitter. I can’t wait to see him in action.
Hopefull he and Posey start next year at SJ
Wow, next year we might see Villalona, Noonan, Posey, Bumgarner and Gillaspie all at SJ. I CANT WAIT!!!
I picked the right year to move to the South Bay!
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 4, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
F that, gimme the Vietnamese food in San Jose!
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 7, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
IF Gillaspie goes to 2nd...
How do we feel about Nick Noonan? Granted, he’s a couple of years younger than Conor; I wonder if the brain trust would consider switching Nick back to SS, given the brilliance that is embodied in Charles Culberson?
Your 2011 SF Giants: the 2008 Augusta Greenjackets!
Its a good problem to have, depth that is. I think Gillaspie will stay at 3rd and possibly could get some action at 2nd in the upper minors, assuming that he moves faster than Noonan. Should be noted that Utley played some 3rd base in addition to 2nd in the minors. I think the two compare pretty well.
Couldn’t Noonan switch to 3rd or possibly the OF if Gillaspie is moved to 2nd? He is a highly athletic player and has a good bat, plenty of speed and a decent arm. I’d rather have this situation than what the Padres have with Khalil Greene, who pigeon-holed himself with good defense, is always a tease offensively and is now unmovable until he becomes a FA. The Padres don’t have a suitable replacement in sight and makes our SS quandary looks almost suitable.
it's always noonan somewhere
ehhh
Utley his 22 HR’s his junior year
Gillaspie hit 24 HR’s in his entire 3 years at Wichita State
However I really do like Gillaspie but i think he will be more of a .330/.400/.450 guy than Utley who was around .330/.400/.560 last year
waiting for 2011....
The Wichita report said Gillaspie flew to Arizona on Monday morning - presumably to the Giants’ Minor League complex - to sign his deal.“As you get into the last 10 days [before the deadline], little rumors like that creep up,” Evans said. “We’re working hard to sign everybody now, but nothing with Gillaspie is done.”
Per club protocol, Evans wouldn’t discuss the details surrounding negotiations with any of the top picks. The Giants won’t publicly discuss the signing process because “details about one situation could bother kids who are dealing with a different situation.”
Argh!
What’s all this 2nd base talk? Don’t we have a ton of 2Bs and a black hole at 3B since AV moved to 1B? I want Gillespie at 3B until he proves he can’t hang. I want my “Bill Mueller – 21st Century Edition” fantasy to play out.
Adoptive father of howtheyscored. The beatings will begin momentarily.
+1
musical chairs with the IF is full of suck
by Giant Voodoo on Aug 5, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you think the headline was intentionally verbless?
Giants sandwich pick Conor Gillaspie
I have to believe they meant to drop a “sign” in there somewhere.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Sandwich is a verb, right?
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Aug 6, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve never used it as anything else.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 6, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
what kind of sandwich?
A delicious one?
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 6, 2008 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Of course
I’ll sandwich myself between any two women
Adoptive father of howtheyscored. The beatings will begin momentarily.
Any Two?
That’s brave… you might not come out.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Aug 7, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
i love this parsing
if only we had subject-verb number agreement!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
It’s actually a direct quote from the Sandwich. He talks like a caveman.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 7, 2008 2:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Ladies and gentlemen, I’m just a caveman. Your world frightens me.
by Giant Voodoo on Aug 7, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it's more likely to mean
that the Giants’ sandwich picked him. They forgot the apostraphy.
Only 863 games until the end of Zito's contract
Pickled Gillaspie on a giant sandwich?
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 7, 2008 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
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