Kevin Brady will go to Clemson

[ChaosLex]

Meh. We'll just put the money towards Teixeira and a front of the rotation starter this offseason. No worries.

[hoosiers]

It's disappointing to not get the extra top player out of the draft - especially when it's a local kid. I hope he does well at Clemson.

[Cokeman]

Meh. We'll just put the money towards Teixeira and a front of the rotation starter this offseason. No worries.

Yeah, Guthrie will appreciate the extra money...

[Mark Carver]

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.

Oh well, the Orioles did draft Mussina twice. The first time he decided to go to Stanford... you never know.

[Mizerooskie]

Disappointing, but Clemson sure could use him. Good luck at Clemson, Kevin, you're going to love it there.

...I miss college

[Old Beta]

I hope he does well for himself, but anything can happen. The draft really is a crap shoot, particularly for high schoolers.

We did draft Mussina twice, but we also drafted Nathan Nery twice, too. The first time was in the top ten. He chose to go to school, and three years later we got him much cheaper at a lower draft slot. He isn't exactly burning up the minor leagues now, either.

Then there's the case of Alex Hart. We drafted him in the second round in 1998 out of high school, and came within a whisker of signing him.

But he chose to go to Florida instead, spent four years there, and fell to the Pirates in the fifth round in 2002. He did well in the minors, but never made it above high A because of injuries. (He also had elbow problems in university.)

Let's be happy with what we got. We really did get a lot.

[Fred Manfraud]

Oh well, the Orioles did draft Mussina twice. The first time he decided to go to Stanford... you never know.

I don't want to sound rude, but this was already posted on Page 1 of the thread.

[birdman57]

How good is Brady?? Did it go right down to the wire with a big 11th hour offer??? Thanks for enlightening me:)

[baltfan]

Brady looked like a nice prospect and excelled this summer, but looking at the films, stats, and scouting reports I would have rather lost Brady than Bundy.

Good luck to him though.

[Three Run Homer]

Can we get Chad Bradford back now?

Seriously, we already got our "over slot" guy in Bundy...any of the other flyers would have been icing on the cake but I'm satisfied that the organization made a strong effort to get more talent in the organization in the later rounds.

[Pruke]

Is the general consensus that Brady was the only real fish that got away? If so - I have to say we did well.

[Pruke]

Is the general consensus that Brady was the only real fish that got away? If so - I have to say we did well.

This is assuming we didn't sign Landers as well...

[Mark Carver]

I don't want to sound rude, but this was already posted on Page 1 of the thread.

Thanks for pointing that out. But you know what, I don't care. I responded to Tony's opening post.

[ChaosLex]

Yeah, Guthrie will appreciate the extra money...

lol. Touche!

I should've said ANOTHER front of the rotation starter. I want a 1-2 punch like Sabathia-Guthrie, Sheets-Guthrie, or Guthrie-Burnett.

[bmor34]

We did not sign landers either. I don't think he was ever close to signing. We took a good shot at Brady, but as Tony said he decided on college at the end.

Brady is good. He was reportedly pitching at 92-96 3 nights ago and struck out 19 in a pretty good tournament in PA.