now that pedro alvarez was just drafted number two overall following his junior college season.

“Signability” isn’t a word that will be found in a dictionary, but it’s one of the most important words currently being used in Major League Baseball. While evaluating and getting acquainted with high-school prospects, professional scouts must ask an all-consuming question: How “signable” is the player? How much money will it take to convince the player to bypass college and become a professional?

Huge signing bonuses are often required to change a player’s mind. Sometimes, teams simply don’t offer enough money, especially if a player has already signed with a school of high academic reputation such as Vanderbilt, Stanford or Rice. Pro scouts know when the battles lines are drawn. “

Vanderbilt signed four players last fall who this spring were ranked by Baseball America among the top 200 prospects in the nation for the annual Major League Baseball amateur draft, which was held earlier this month. Three of those players-Pedro Alvarez, Brett Jacobson and Diallo Fon-were drafted much lower than they might have been had Vanderbilt not been in the picture. The fourth, Josh Zeid, was not drafted at all despite being considered the top pitching prospect in the Northeast United States.

“I could have gone significantly higher,” said Jacobson, a pitcher who was named Arizona player of the year by the Arizona Republic. “Just because of signability, I dropped to the 11th round.”

when a person is obviously trolling, it’s long been a response on message boards to reply with a recipe instead of arguing with them (i.e., feeding the troll). instead of feeding them your response, which is what they want, feed them a recipe.

Slice a large onion and 2 carrots and sauté in bacon fat until the onions are limp. Add 1 pound of cubed beef, 1 tablespoon of flour, and salt and pepper to taste. Saute for several minutes, and then add 1/2 cup of beef stock and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Peel and quarter 1 pound of potatoes and boil until soft. Mash with 2 to 3 tablespoons of butter and enough milk to make a soft mash. Season with salt and pepper. Put the meat in a pie dish, cover with the mashed potatoes, and bake in a 375 degree oven for 30 minutes. Before serving, run the dish quickly under the broiler to brown the potato crust.

1st time I ran across that was reading reviews of AMPs.
Same place I learned what DATY meant: Dining At The Y.

I’m sure your question was quite serious, and one I don’t have the answer for, I’d imagine they’d offer 5th rd. money if he’s a 3rd / 4th rd. talent and go from there.

My reply didn’t follow your post, it followed ChiSox11.