To sign, or not to sign

Posted in June 17th, 2009
by Jeremy in 2009, Around The Minors, Baseball News, Between The Innings, Draft, In The System, Meet The Staff, Newswire, North of the Border, Oakland Athletics, Vancouver Canadians

Odds and Ends:
A recurring question always comes up after the MLB Draft each year, who will sign, and who won’t.  This year there have already been 14 players who have signed on the dotted line for the A’s, but I would expect more to come in the next week or two.
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Oakland Athletics Fifth Round pick: Steve Parker (3B, Brigham Young)

Posted in June 10th, 2009
by Jeremy in 2009, Baseball News, Draft, Newswire, Oakland Athletics

After a very successful three-year stint at Brigham Young University, Steve Parker has been drafted by the Oakland A’s in the 5th round.
Parker hit above .340 in all three of his years, where he has combined to hit 25 HR and 114 RBI.  Parker hit .361 this year with 13 doubles, 4 triples and 9 [...]

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