Dodgers Sign Garrett Gould

by Eric Stephen on Aug 14, 2009 7:50 PM PDT in Draft Comment 29 comments

Garrett Gould, drafted 65th overall in June's draft, has signed with the Dodgers. Gould, considered by many a first-round talent, had committed to Wichita State University but signed with the Dodgers before Monday night's deadline to sign draft picks.

The signing of Gould, first reported by Jon Weisman of Dodger Thoughts earlier today, indicates a shift from years past, as the Dodgers failed to sign high-talent, lower-picks Alex White in 2006 (~~5th~~ 14th round pick who went to college instead and was drafted #15 overall in the 2009 draft) and Kyle Blair in 2007.

The Dodgers have now signed each of their first 11 picks from the first ten rounds of the 2009 draft.

UPDATE (7:49pm): Ken Gurnick of MLB.com has reported that Gould's signing bonus was $900,000 (the same amount as the last player drafted in the first round)

UPDATE (10pm): Jim Callis of Baseball America reported that Gould's bonus of $900,000 was $337,500 more than the MLB recommended bonus for his draft slot.

Earlier on True Blue LA: Dodgers Draft - Day One Recap, Garrett Gould Update

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Hurrah!

Great news. Who cares about losing that 1st rounder now? We got O-Dog, plus Garrett Gould.

by underdog on Aug 14, 2009 12:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

And we could get two first rounders when he leaves

by meercatjohn on Aug 14, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly, we’re more than likely getting our 1st + a sandwich pick when Hudson walks in the winter.

by Rolex l on Aug 14, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

next year the dodgers could have 6 first round picks

supplemental picks count as first round picks….

2 for Odog. 1 for Wolf. 1 the dodgers already have.

right now wolf is a Type B so we only get 1 first rounder for him which is a supplemental.. He still has a chance to become Type A which means we would get 2. Also Mota is a type B free agent last time i checked.

by matthewmafa on Aug 14, 2009 12:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Hah

Getting any comp for Mota would be hilarious, almost unfair, but I’d take it. ;-)

The only bad thing about this potential pick bounty from the Dodgers POV is whether they can handle paying for them all. But will cross that bridge when we come to it.

by underdog on Aug 14, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

MY BONER IS CURRENTLY UNCONTROLLABLE

AHDSFAS;FHAHHAF

by kensai on Aug 14, 2009 1:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Watch him bust after I have coveted him for so long. :o

by kensai on Aug 14, 2009 1:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

YAY!!!!!!!

YAY YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

by PHAT JULIO on Aug 14, 2009 1:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I was wondering in the morning what he meant by his facebook wall post..

“Didn’t know it would be this hard”

by PHAT JULIO on Aug 14, 2009 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

yes!

Finally :)

by Ivdown on Aug 14, 2009 1:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Correction

Alex White was a 14th rd pick in 2006. Blair was the 5th rd pick the following year.

by silverwidow on Aug 14, 2009 1:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thank you. I had White and Kyle Blair transposed in my mind this morning :)

by Eric Stephen on Aug 14, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

HELL. YEAH

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Aug 14, 2009 1:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Blake Smith

I missed that one…anyone have a link?

by joshburke2 on Aug 14, 2009 2:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He's stinking up Rookie ball

There’s your link. :)

by silverwidow on Aug 14, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

found his stats

he’s not that bad actually, avg will catch up with more ab’s. you guys don’t have excel sheets with links to the singing…my wife was right, i am getting geekier.

by joshburke2 on Aug 14, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Excel is not geeky!

OK, maybe a little.

Signed,

Fellow Geek

by Eric Stephen on Aug 14, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tonight’s D-Backs lineup:

Drew SS
Roberts LF
Parra CF
Reynolds 1B
Montero C
Ryal 2B
Oeltjen RF
Ojeda 3B
Haren P

by Eric Stephen on Aug 14, 2009 2:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

oeltjen, roberts, Ryal?

who are these guys? lol were diamondbacks considered the favorites to win this division in the preseason?

by matthewmafa on Aug 14, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oeltjen and Parra have actually been prety good

for them. They’ve been using some guys from not only AAA but AA as a sort of tryout. There was a good post on AZ Snakepit about their crowded outfield and who looks the most promising vs who they need to cut bait with. But I wouldn’t totally look past these guys if I were the Dodgers pitchers.

by underdog on Aug 14, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah they have been good

but they were probably not in their plans at all to start the season. Upton, young and Jackson were their outfield with byrnes as their expensive juan pierre

by matthewmafa on Aug 14, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nope, definitely not in their plans

that’s for sure. Season took a nose dive and they started trying guys out. Sort of like if the Dodgers season had gone totally awry, we’d be taking a longer look at Jamie Hoffmann and so on.

by underdog on Aug 14, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Roberts has been playing well in limited time. A .363 wOBA in 165 ABs. Rusty Ryal has some decent pop for a middle infielder, but niether one is very young. Parra is the “up and comer” to watch out for.
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on Aug 14, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Some of these guys are LH batters...

Can you say ass kicking?

by silverwidow on Aug 14, 2009 2:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ya, I am counting four lefties. Seems strange.
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on Aug 14, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Take this with a grain of salt

But our best draft pick this year, Garrett Gould, has POSSIBLY signed for $900,000. This is from a Varsity Kansas source who allegedly got this information from Gould’s girlfriend.

If this is true, I’ve only got one thing to say:

GIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!