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Let's hope the two sides can get a deal done.
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/84260
Chances of D-Backs signing No. 1 draft pick dimming
Jack Magruder, Tribune
TUCSON - The Diamondbacks’ chances of signing their 2006 No. 1 draft pick, pitcher Max Scherzer, appear to be diminishing. Agent Scott Boras compares Scherzer to another of his premier pitching clients, 2006 No. 1 pick Luke Hochevar, and appears to be seeking a contract similar to the $5.3 million that Kansas City paid Hochevar last summer.
The D-Backs have made what they consider a “solid offer,” but it is not believed to be close to Hochevar numbers.
“We certainly will continue negotiating. We expect it to work,” D-Backs general manager Josh Byrnes said. “We are always balancing risk with reward. Even high-profile college pitchers will show more misses than hits.”
Hochevar reentered the draft last year after being the 40th overall selection by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2005, and Boras made it sound as if Scherzer will consider that option.
“Before the draft last year, we told teams we considered Max one of the top two pitchers in the draft,” Boras said.
“We certainly felt Max and Luke were on a par with one another. In our conversations (with the D-Backs), they assured us they had a similar opinion.”
The D-Backs went through a similar scenario with shortstop Stephen Drew, drafting him in 2004 before signing him on May 31, 2005, the day before he would have reentered the draft.
Boras has invited the D-Backs to watch Scherzer, whose fastball reaches 95-96 mph, work out in California, and Byrnes said he expects to accept the invitation later this month.
“Less to see him throw, more to visit with him and get to know him more,” Byrnes said.
Scherzer, a right-hander from the University of Missouri, has one year of college eligibility remaining.
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/84260
Chances of D-Backs signing No. 1 draft pick dimming
Jack Magruder, Tribune
TUCSON - The Diamondbacks’ chances of signing their 2006 No. 1 draft pick, pitcher Max Scherzer, appear to be diminishing. Agent Scott Boras compares Scherzer to another of his premier pitching clients, 2006 No. 1 pick Luke Hochevar, and appears to be seeking a contract similar to the $5.3 million that Kansas City paid Hochevar last summer.
The D-Backs have made what they consider a “solid offer,” but it is not believed to be close to Hochevar numbers.
“We certainly will continue negotiating. We expect it to work,” D-Backs general manager Josh Byrnes said. “We are always balancing risk with reward. Even high-profile college pitchers will show more misses than hits.”
Hochevar reentered the draft last year after being the 40th overall selection by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2005, and Boras made it sound as if Scherzer will consider that option.
“Before the draft last year, we told teams we considered Max one of the top two pitchers in the draft,” Boras said.
“We certainly felt Max and Luke were on a par with one another. In our conversations (with the D-Backs), they assured us they had a similar opinion.”
The D-Backs went through a similar scenario with shortstop Stephen Drew, drafting him in 2004 before signing him on May 31, 2005, the day before he would have reentered the draft.
Boras has invited the D-Backs to watch Scherzer, whose fastball reaches 95-96 mph, work out in California, and Byrnes said he expects to accept the invitation later this month.
“Less to see him throw, more to visit with him and get to know him more,” Byrnes said.
Scherzer, a right-hander from the University of Missouri, has one year of college eligibility remaining.