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OT: Paxton signs for $942K
Posted: Tue Mar 8, 2011 5:27 pm
by luvtheteam
Nearly seven months after the signing deadline that applies to most draftees, the Mariners finally signed 2010 fourth-round pick James Paxton on March 4. The lefthander received $942,500, the largest bonus Seattle paid any of its 2010 draftees and more than four times MLB's recommended $209,700 payout for the 132nd overall pick
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=3172
Re: OT: Paxton signs for $942K
Posted: Tue Mar 8, 2011 10:35 pm
by Avenger
i'm shocked he got that much, he didn't pitch well after he left Kentucky and he was a senior with no leverage. Seattle had to be super impressed to throw out that kind of money.
Re: OT: Paxton signs for $942K
Posted: Wed Mar 9, 2011 3:24 am
by Schad
Another brilliant choice by a Boras advisee. Gave up somewhere in the range of $500k and a year's development in the bargain.
Re: OT: Paxton signs for $942K
Posted: Wed Mar 9, 2011 4:10 am
by DonYon
Great. Now I can look forward to never hearing this guy's name again.