OK, if I have done the math right, looking at the MLB draft website, it looks like we have spent our entire draft budget PLUS our 5% allocation DOWN TO THE LAST PENNY!!!!!!! I have been covering the draft for the Indians for a number of years and I have never seen them spend every single penny right up to the level where they would lose their #1 pick next year...but not cross that line. Maybe other teams have done that but I am not sure how many.
So, we signed Holland for $515,000 after being able lowball Kwan.
Hill and Duplantis got away, apparently, but the bottom line is that this was a good draft.
Congratulations to management for allowing our draft guru to spend up to the exact dollar (we hope) that is allowable. The point here is that, by doing this, the Indians will have to pay a $457,000 penalty for going the full 5% over their draft budget. Money that will not go to a player but, rather, to MLB. That's how much faith management put into this draft.
Congratulations to our draft gurus for structuring this draft and negotiating these contracts such that we used every possible penny and no more (we hope) to sign these picks.
The draft is the lifeblood of a small market team and we just had a good draft. Will any of these guys ever really impact the ML team? Who knows. But at least now our player development staff has a chance.
Along with our Latin free agent signings (and those to come) I think the Indians have really infused a lot of talent into their farm system this year.
Now on to developing that talent!
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