2019 1st round pick (1): Adley Rutschman - Catcher - Oregon State University

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, weams said:

My understanding is all of the top three rounds. Which would include them. 

Didn't the Pirates get a comp pick for one in the 2018 draft?

[linedrive]

Just noticed that ESPN has Adley Rutschman on the Orioles 26 man roster with uniform number 35. Has he been signed yet???

[Yachtsman]

I just saw it too. Is ESPN seriously messing with us like this?

[UpstateNYfan]

I am not terribly optimistic that he will sign. When they showed the "family" shot upon his selection at #1, it was pretty low key. The girl to his left (girlfriend???) showed no emotion at all. The number 1 choice always gets drafted by a poor team, most sign. I don't think it's a money thing. If he doesn't sign, I would expect him to make less the next time around. Does he want to finish OSU (can he after he has an agent???)?? If he doesn't sign would the O's pick him 1 next year?? Hard for me to believe anyone would turn down about 8 mil.

[weams]

7 minutes ago, UpstateNYfan said:

I am not terribly optimistic that he will sign. When they showed the "family" shot upon his selection at #1, it was pretty low key. The girl to his left (girlfriend???) showed no emotion at all. The number 1 choice always gets drafted by a poor team, most sign. I don't think it's a money thing. If he doesn't sign, I would expect him to make less the next time around. Does he want to finish OSU (can he after he has an agent???)?? If he doesn't sign would the O's pick him 1 next year?? Hard for me to believe anyone would turn down about 8 mil.

He will sign and he will be signed while the team is home. 

[Master Guns]

3 minutes ago, UpstateNYfan said:

I am not terribly optimistic that he will sign. When they showed the "family" shot upon his selection at #1, it was pretty low key. The girl to his left (girlfriend???) showed no emotion at all. The number 1 choice always gets drafted by a poor team, most sign. I don't think it's a money thing. If he doesn't sign, I would expect him to make less the next time around. Does he want to finish OSU (can he after he has an agent???)?? If he doesn't sign would the O's pick him 1 next year?? Hard for me to believe anyone would turn down about 8 mil.

First, I believe there's about .01% chance he doesn't sign. 

Second, why would they waste another pick on him again if they couldn't come to an agreement this year? Unless you're pushing the zero leverage objective bc he's a senior sign. Either way don't see it happening. 

[weams]

Just now, weams said:

He will sign and he will be signed while the team is home. 

 

8 minutes ago, UpstateNYfan said:

 If he doesn't sign would the O's pick him 1 next year?? Hard for me to believe anyone would turn down about 8 mil.

Probably at pick two. Give him less money.

[Moose Milligan]

1 hour ago, weams said:

He will sign and he will be signed while the team is home. 

I don't disagree seeing as it probably doesn't happen over the weekend and then they're home next week before 7/1.

But I don't understand why wait until the team is home...if that's what they are waiting for, that seems silly.  Get him signed and then do the dog and pony show in Baltimore when the team comes back home.  Bring him and Gunnar out to tip their caps to the 15k faithful.

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, UpstateNYfan said:

I am not terribly optimistic that he will sign. When they showed the "family" shot upon his selection at #1, it was pretty low key. The girl to his left (girlfriend???) showed no emotion at all. The number 1 choice always gets drafted by a poor team, most sign. I don't think it's a money thing. If he doesn't sign, I would expect him to make less the next time around. Does he want to finish OSU (can he after he has an agent???)?? If he doesn't sign would the O's pick him 1 next year?? Hard for me to believe anyone would turn down about 8 mil.

He will sign.   The only issue to me is whether he’ll sign at a price that leaves us room to sign Henderson.   

[weams]

1 hour ago, Frobby said:

He will sign.   The only issue to me is whether he’ll sign at a price that leaves us room to sign Henderson.   

I posted elsewhere, they have more than enough room  to sign Gunnar now. The 500 k and 700  k of 5% overage along with the 1.7m slot they can give him 3 million if he wants.  Maybe he thinks he'll get 8 million some day. He won't. 

[TheOtherRipken]

5 hours ago, Master Guns said:

First, I believe there's about .01% chance he doesn't sign. 

Second, why would they waste another pick on him again if they couldn't come to an agreement this year? Unless you're pushing the zero leverage objective bc he's a senior sign. Either way don't see it happening. 

The only way he doesn’t sign is if he badly fails the O’s physical. 

[Satyr3206]

3 hours ago, weams said:

I posted elsewhere, they have more than enough room  to sign Gunnar now. The 500 k and 700  k of 5% overage along with the 1.7m slot they can give him 3 million if he wants.  Maybe he thinks he'll get 8 million some day. He won't. 

If Gunnar is holding everything up, make him one last offer and move on.

[weams]

3 minutes ago, Satyr3206 said:

If Gunnar is holding everything up, make him one last offer and move on.

This is such a no lose thing for the Orioles. Don't let your frustration cloud your vision on how this whole opportunity is of great value.  Worst case. Huge draft next year and you can take someone much farther along the development curve. 

[weams]

6 minutes ago, Satyr3206 said:

If Gunnar is holding everything up, make him one last offer and move on.

i don't think anything is held up. 

[Can_of_corn]

6 hours ago, UpstateNYfan said:

I am not terribly optimistic that he will sign. When they showed the "family" shot upon his selection at #1, it was pretty low key. The girl to his left (girlfriend???) showed no emotion at all. The number 1 choice always gets drafted by a poor team, most sign. I don't think it's a money thing. If he doesn't sign, I would expect him to make less the next time around. Does he want to finish OSU (can he after he has an agent???)?? If he doesn't sign would the O's pick him 1 next year?? Hard for me to believe anyone would turn down about 8 mil.

I think the player has the ability to block the team he didn't sign with from selecting him in the following draft.