TV Station: Gillaspie Signs
by Dan from NM on Aug 4, 2008 1:50 PM PDT
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A 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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When’s the deadline?
Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa
by raisingcain on Aug 4, 2008 1:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
wow, great news!
that is interesting if he signed for slot, I read somewhere that some teams were saying his bonus demands were “delusional.”
by FluLikeSymptoms on Aug 4, 2008 1:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank goodness we finally got one of them.
by rotorueter on Aug 4, 2008 1:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The story makes it sounds like he may actually play this year in rookie ball, at second and third. That part about it being a 2009 contract was just my conjecture.
by Dan from NM on Aug 4, 2008 1:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good to see one of the top four finally putting name to paper! Regardless of whether it makes sense or not, it’s been hard not to get nervous, seeing none of them signed and the deadline approaching.
by jcb9 on Aug 4, 2008 2:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by camwoody on Aug 4, 2008 2:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
FIRST!!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 4, 2008 2:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.
by groug on Aug 4, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SCOUTING DEPARTMENT! \o/
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
by jponry on Aug 4, 2008 2:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hasn’t played an inning. Might that be a little premature?
Adoptive father of howtheyscored. The beatings will begin momentarily.
by Goofus on Aug 5, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
But why would she say “hasn’t played an inning” ? That doesn’t make sense.
by kaliber on Aug 5, 2008 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe she said “Hasn’t an might be little”.
The All-Father is now a Giant!
by EliminateMe on Aug 5, 2008 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by groug on Aug 5, 2008 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m confused.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
by jponry on Aug 5, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um, won’t congratulations be due if he turns out to be a good professional player?
Adoptive father of howtheyscored. The beatings will begin momentarily.
by Goofus on Aug 5, 2008 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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?
by sharksrog on Aug 4, 2008 2:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuck reasonable. I want the Koolaid!!!
I am Cameron Wood and this is my son and business partner CW Culberson.
by camwoody on Aug 4, 2008 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HELL YEAH, PASS THAT SHIT!
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Aug 4, 2008 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by Roger on Aug 4, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Supplemental round is considered part of the first round
Hector Sanchez: really getting tired of playing baseball in foreign countries...
by tedfordfan on Aug 5, 2008 6:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Roger on Aug 5, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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...
by tedfordfan on Aug 5, 2008 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by camwoody on Aug 4, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Don’t the A’s play that after they win? I’ll stick with “I Left My Heart in SF”.
by Natto on Aug 4, 2008 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by camwoody on Aug 4, 2008 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they do …
[play Celebration at the coliseum after an A’s win]
by Merope on Aug 4, 2008 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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!
by BruteSentiment on Aug 4, 2008 2:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
^^^ 'shopped
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 4, 2008 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
^^^ 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 0 recs
I can’t wait for the Vision movie to come out when they run out of superheroes.
by Grant on Aug 4, 2008 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
At least that’s going to be directed by Edgar Wright, which makes it instant awesome.
by Natto on Aug 4, 2008 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Since they’re planning on an Avengers movie, I count on it.
by Natto on Aug 4, 2008 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by sectionop92 on Aug 4, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“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 0 recs
The Ultimates FTW!
Down in Front Meat!
by homerdrew415 on Aug 4, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, they already have a black Nick Fury for the movies. Why not?
by Natto on Aug 4, 2008 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Black is the new French?
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 5, 2008 6:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good news. I wonder what the other incentives are? Now let us get the other top draft picks signed along with some of the lower picks. It would be great if we could entice one or two of the high schoolers we drafted in the latter rounds to also sign, but not likely.
by APGiantsFan on Aug 4, 2008 3:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by wilriv21 on Aug 4, 2008 3:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
At least....
It’s with a promising prospect and not a free agent wearing a Michael Tucker mask.
it's always noonan somewhere
by sectionop92 on Aug 4, 2008 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Neato!
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.
by groug on Aug 4, 2008 3:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Andy from DC on Aug 4, 2008 3:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by wilriv21 on Aug 4, 2008 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Hobbes2d on Aug 4, 2008 4:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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!!!
by superk1ng on Aug 4, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Sadly, it’s never the right year to live in Sacramento…
by chilibean_3 on Aug 4, 2008 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hope you like indian food
that’s what you’re getting!
by Giant Voodoo on Aug 7, 2008 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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!
by Lyle on Aug 4, 2008 4:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Hobbes2d on Aug 4, 2008 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by sectionop92 on Aug 4, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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....
by Osama91w9 on Aug 4, 2008 6:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Really shouldn’t use compare guys college stats. Seems pretty unreliable.
by Hobbes2d on Aug 4, 2008 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Henry Schulman says the deal isn’t official.
by Dan from NM on Aug 4, 2008 10:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Schulman is so stealing content from McC.
by mxmob33 on Aug 4, 2008 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.”
by KCE on Aug 4, 2008 11:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think he’s agreed to terms, but it’s probably above slot, so MLB doesn’t want the Giants to announce the deal.
Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment
by rxmeister on Aug 5, 2008 9:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Goofus on Aug 5, 2008 12:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
musical chairs with the IF is full of suck
by Giant Voodoo on Aug 5, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by delorean on Aug 6, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sandwich is a verb, right?
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Aug 6, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
Of course
I’ll sandwich myself between any two women
Adoptive father of howtheyscored. The beatings will begin momentarily.
by Goofus on Aug 7, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Any Two?
That’s brave… you might not come out.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Aug 7, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it meant a Giant sandwich picked Gillaspie.
by Natto on Aug 6, 2008 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i love this parsing
if only we had subject-verb number agreement!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 6, 2008 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by thehavenot on Aug 7, 2008 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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