Kevin Brady will go to Clemson

[Tony-OH]

Although today is all about good news with the signing of Brian Matusz, the Hangout learned that high school pitcher Kevin Brady has decided he wants to go to Clemson. You have to give credit to the Orioles, especially Joe Jordan and Dean Albany for giving Brady a great run.

In the end, Brady decided it was not about money, but the fact that he wanted to go to college and pitch for Clemson.

It's unfortunate for us as Orioles fans that he will not sign, but I will certainly wish him well and hope he has a great career at Clemson.

[Crazysilver03]

It is unfortunate but you can never fault a player wanting to go to college.

I hope the best for Brady. We can get him back in 3 years.

[delatexan]

Oh, well. The O's signed Matusz, so at least there's that. As for Brady, you really can't blame the kid for wanting to go to college. It's still a great night for Baltimore overall!

[getxstoked]

Good for him, if he pitches well in college, he'll find himself in a lot more money in a few years, and if he doesn't, at least he'll have an education.

[Answerman]

I would guess Matusz, Bundy and Hoes (in that order) are now our most important players from this draft. Tony, would you agree?

[Greg Pappas]

Although today is all about good news with the signing of Brian Matusz, the Hangout learned that high school pitcher Kevin Brady has decided he wants to go to Clemson. You have to give credit to the Orioles, especially Joe Jordan and Dean Albany for giving Brady a great run.

In the end, Brady decided it was not about money, but the fact that he wanted to go to college and pitch for Clemson.

It's unfortunate for us as Orioles fans that he will not sign, but I will certainly wish him well and hope he has a great career at Clemson.

Thanks for the update, unfortunate that it is.

[Moose Milligan]

Wish him well. Would have been quite a coup for us to land all those guys.

Maybe we'll draft him again on down the road.

[clapdiddy]

Any word on Landers...or is he definitely going to college?

[Mike B]

Although today is all about good news with the signing of Brian Matusz, the Hangout learned that high school pitcher Kevin Brady has decided he wants to go to Clemson. You have to give credit to the Orioles, especially Joe Jordan and Dean Albany for giving Brady a great run.

In the end, Brady decided it was not about money, but the fact that he wanted to go to college and pitch for Clemson.

It's unfortunate for us as Orioles fans that he will not sign, but I will certainly wish him well and hope he has a great career at Clemson.

Thanks for the info. I am sure it was a tough decision but you can not fault him or the O's. They have had the guts to pick some of the tough to sign guys in the last couple of years. It was worth the gamble. Good Luck Kevin.

[Sports Guy]

Can't fault the kid for wanting to go to school.

As Tony said, kudos to the Orioles for busting their butts trying to get this done.

[Tank]

Its a shame, but like everyone is saying, its hard to fault the kid. Good luck.

[Fred Manfraud]

It is unfortunate but you can never fault a player wanting to go to college.

I hope the best for Brady. We can get him back in 3 years.

That's certainly a possibility. That's what happened with Mussina. The Birds drafted him out of high school and then after his junior year at Stanford.

[Tony-OH]

I would guess Matusz, Bundy and Hoes (in that order) are now our most important players from this draft. Tony, would you agree?

It's hard to say so early, but I would say when it comes to upside, Matusz is the clear number one, Bundy is probably number two, and Avery and Hoes would be the next two on the list in either order.

[ON BASE %]

Best wishes to Brady. Although the Orioles lose out here I can't fault a young student-athlete for choosing the college route. That's just the nature of the game, some guys are going to choose college.

[Goop]

Good luck to him at Clemson. Maybe we'll get anothe chance in a few years.