tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post7244644057872736612..comments2024-02-23T20:49:09.057-08:00Comments on obsessivegiantscompulsive: 2010 Draft Countdown: Status Checkobsessivegiantscompulsivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-74304485816140926692010-08-08T13:03:30.403-07:002010-08-08T13:03:30.403-07:00If you look through the recent signings at the lin...If you look through the recent signings at the link above, you will see that the MLB dam is starting to crack, which makes sense since the deadline, I believe is about a week away now.obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-64850144235460589102010-08-08T13:01:38.352-07:002010-08-08T13:01:38.352-07:00News late last night: http://www.baseballamerica....News late last night: http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/<br /><br />6th round pick Kendrick Perkins signed for $800K, which is over $650K over the $150K max for picks after the 5th round.<br /><br />Does not necessarily mean that any of our holdouts will get $650K over the slot, the Giants could always hold firm on not going that far over slot for either Brown or Parker, their agents might be trying to leverage the Giants (particularly Boras) by waiting until the last minute in hopes of getting more.<br /><br />Then again, Brown and Colon do seem interchangeable, on the whole, so Boras could be fighting for a similar contract for Brown as Colon won.obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.com