Garrett Gould Update
Dodgers' second round pick -- #65 overall -- Garrett Gould is still negotiating with the Dodgers, and is apparently leaning toward signing, according to a pair of articles in The Wichita Eagle.
Gould, a high-school pitcher out of Maize High School in Kansas, will go to Wichita State if he doesn't sign with the Dodgers by August 17. Paul Suellentrop wrote an article about the NCAA scholarship limits and how it affected Wichita State, and he wrote this:
One of those recruits, Maize pitcher Garrett Gould, is expected to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers and bypass college.
In another Wichita Eagle article, Suellentrop and Joanna Chadwick wrote extensively about Gould and his negotiations with the Dodgers:
At the time of the draft, Gould said the Dodgers told him they'd get everything figured out in the next few weeks.
"They said that three or four times now," Gould said. "I'm ready to get it over with. It's like my choosing of a college — I'm ready to know where I'm going to be at next year and what I'll do in the future. I'm ready to see what will happen."
While it is noted that the highest bonus thus far for a second-round draft pick this year has been $705,500, per Baseball America, Gould might be expected to fetch more from the Dodgers:
Should Gould and his adviser consider his talents worthy of first-round money, the bonus range jumps to around $1 million. The final two first-round picks, both college players, signed for $972,000 and $900,000. The 28th pick of the first round, a high school outfielder, signed for $1.1 million.
The deadline for draft picks to sign a contract is Monday, August 17, which is three days before the date classes start at Wichita State University.
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I am sure trusted reporter Eric Stephen
Will be on top of this tomorrow. :)
by bhsportsguy on Jul 25, 2009 11:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
GIVE ME GARRETT GOULD OR GIVE ME DEATH
After all this watch him be a bust.
by kensai on Jul 25, 2009 11:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This guy must have some potential ...
Why are the Dodgers so high on him? -and considering giving a second rounder all that cash.? ( I’m going to you tube ’em)
by Pedro's curse on Jul 25, 2009 12:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s a first round talent, but many passed because they felt he would go to school. Gould has that leverage, although if he does go to school he has to wait three years.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 25, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
just read he really wants the college experience and won’t mind the 3 or 4 years. saw footage he’s got a wicked curve and can hit 94 I see the potential.
by Pedro's curse on Jul 25, 2009 1:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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3:08pm: ESPN’s Jayson Stark reports the Blue Jays have presented similar proposals (or lists of desired prospects) to the Dodgers and Angels. “The ball is in their court,” as Toronto GM J.P. Ricciardi said Friday.
since the blue jays presented the offer, it probably includes kershaw.. so the dodgerss will probably turn it down anyways
by matthewmafa on Jul 25, 2009 1:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The “ball is in their court” quote was referring to the Phillies. Here is the Stark article.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 25, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but the jays have put a package of dodgers they want?
right? and its up to the dodgers to approve or not?
by matthewmafa on Jul 25, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard Stark on radio, and he seemed to think the Blue Jays have submitted lists of players they are interested in to both the Angels and Dodgers, along with a few other teams, but he hasn’t reported that any offers have been made by either side, as was the case with the Phillies.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 25, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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