We're now just two weeks away from the deadline for teams to sign their draftpicks and most teams still have a lot of work to do.
In case you're not familiar with the draft rules, any player that remains unsigned after the deadline won't be allowed to play this year, and will have re-enter the draft next year. Teams that don't ink their draft picks receive a corresponding pick in next year's draft to compensate for what by that time will have become a lost or wasted pick.
While prospects and teams usually end up coming to some sort of agreement, there have been players such as J.D. Drew and this year's first round pick Stephen Strasburg who do hold out for a variety of reasons (the most obvious being $). So, without further ado, I present the list of unsigned first round picks.
1. Nationals - Stephen Strasburg.
2. Mariners - Dustin Ackley.
3. Padres - Donavan Tate.
6. Giants - Zack Wheeler.
7. Braves - Mike Minor.
8. Reds - Mike Leake.
9. Tigers - Jacob Turner.
11. Rockies - Tyler Matzek.
12. Royals - Aaron Crow.
13. A's - Grant Green.
14. Rangers - Matt Purke.
15. Indians - Alex White.
16. Diamondbacks - Bobby Borchering.
18. Marlins - Chad James.
19. Cardinals - Shelby Miller.
20. Blue Jays - Chad Jenkins.
22. Twins - Kyle Gibson.
27. Mariners - Nick Franklin.
29. Yankees - Slade Heathcott.
30. Rays - Levon Washington.
Italicized=Scott Boras Client.
As you can see, only 10 of the First Round Picks have signed a contract with their respective teams. Not surprisingly, several of the players remaining unsigned are Scott Boras clients.
In my opinion that is totally absurd. If these players really want to play baseball they most likely wouldn't be asking a 10 million dollar price tag.
It will be interesting to see how this shakes out considering the new economic climate that seems to be taking around the league.
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