Padres
Draft Signings: Gonsalves, Williams, Mondab, Hannemann
Here are today’s notable draft notes and non-first-round signings (all slot info courtesy of Baseball America)… High school lefty Stephen Gonsalves has agreed to a $700k bonus with the Twins, according to Jim Callis of Baseball America (on Twitter). The fourth-round pick Gonsalves, once considered a possible first-rounder, signed for about $232k over slot rather than attending the University of San Diego. The Diamondbacks have signed second-round choice Justin Williams with a roughly at-slot bonus, tweets Callis. The high school shortstop, who is advised by the Boras Corporation, will likely take his raw power to the outfield as a pro. The Phillies will not sign sixth-round choice Jason Mondab, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports on Twitter. The Washington State junior had initially seemed willing to sign, but elected instead to return for his final year as a collegiate ballplayer.
Draft Signings: Gonsalves, Williams, Monda, Hannemann
Here are today’s notable draft notes and non-first-round signings (all slot info courtesy of Baseball America)… High school lefty Stephen Gonsalves has agreed to a $700k bonus with the Twins, according to Jim Callis of Baseball America (on Twitter). The fourth-round pick Gonsalves, once considered a possible first-rounder, signed for about $232k over slot rather than attending the University of San Diego. The Diamondbacks have signed second-round choice Justin Williams with a roughly at-slot bonus, tweets Callis. The high school shortstop, who is advised by the Boras Corporation, will likely take his raw power to the outfield as a pro. The Phillies will not sign sixth-round choice Jason Monda, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports on Twitter. The Washington State junior had initially seemed willing to sign, but elected instead to return for his final year as a collegiate ballplayer. Third-rounder Jacob Hannemann has agreed to a $1MM bonus with the Cubs, Callis reports via Twitter. The contract pays the speedy BYU outfielder over $250k more than his recommended slot
Draft Signings: Brady, Katoh, Paroubeck, De Horta
Here are today’s notable draft notes and non-first-round signings (all slot info courtesy of Baseball America)… The Indians have given a well-above-slot bonus to fifth-round choice Sean Brady, tweets Jim Callis of Baseball America. The high-school lefty, who is advised by Tom O’Connell, will receive $800k from Cleveland, over double the $347,100 slot recommendation. Yankees second-rounder Gosuke Katoh has signed for the full slot value of $845,700, according to Callis (on Twitter). Callis also reports that the Padres signed supplemental second-rounder Jordan Paroubeck for a $750K bonus (Twitter links). The prep outfielder from California has solid tools across the board, according to Callis. He signed for $58K under slot. The Padres have also agreed to terms with eighth-rounder Adrian De Horta on a well over-slot deal, MLBTR has learned. De Horta, who is advised by Terry Jones of Reynolds Sports Management, agreed to a $425K signing bonus, which is about $269K over slot value for the No. 238 overall selection.
Padres Request Release Waivers On James Darnell
WEDNESDAY: The Padres have requested release waivers on Darnell, according to MLB.com’s Corey Brock, who confirms that Darnell is done for the season due to his injured shoulder. Brock expects the team to attempt to re-sign Darnell to a minor league contract if he goes unclaimed (Twitter links). FRIDAY: The Padres have officially announced the acquisition of Pedro Ciriaco and designated James Darnell for assignment to clear a space on the team’s 40-man roster (Twitter link). Darnell, 26, has appeared in 25 games for the Padres and compiled a .226/.300/.371 batting line in 71 plate appearances. In parts of three seasons at the Triple-A level, Darnell is a .260/.341/.441 hitter. The 2008 second-rounder ranked as the game’s No. 90 prospect prior to the 2010 season, according to Baseball America.
Draft Signings: Katoh, Paroubeck, De Horta
Here are today’s notable draft notes and non-first-round signings (all slot info courtesy of Baseball America)… Yankees second-rounder Gosuke Katoh has signed for the full slot value of $845,700, according to Baseball America’s Jim Callis (on Twitter). Callis also reports that the Padres signed supplemental second-rounder Jordan Paroubeck for a $750K bonus (Twitter links). The prep outfielder from California has solid tools across the board, according to Callis. He signed for $58K under slot.
Draft Signings: Adrian De Horta
Here are today’s notable draft notes and Day 2/Day 3 signings (all slot info courtesy of Baseball America)… The Padres have agreed to terms with eighth-rounder Adrian De Horta on a well over-slot deal, MLBTR has learned. De Horta, who is advised by Terry Jones of Reynolds Sports Management, agreed to a $425K signing bonus, which is about $269K over slot value for the No. 238 overall selection. MLB.com doesn’t have a full scouting report on De Horta, though they do offer a scouting video for Padres fans to check out.
Giants rally in wild eighth to snap Padres’ streak
Juan Perez’s two-out, tiebreaking RBI single capped a two-run uprising in the eighth inning that erased a one-run deficit and lifted the Giants to a 5-4 victory over the Padres, whose seven-game winning streak dissolved.
Padres Sign Ben Francisco
The Padres have signed Ben Francisco to a minor league deal, according to Corey Brock of MLB.com (on Twitter). The outfielder was designated for assignment by the Yankees in late May and released in early June. Francisco will report to Triple-A Tuscon and provide San Diego with some additional minor league depth. The 31-year-old hit just .114/.220/.182 in 50 plate appearances this season with the Bombers but has a .253/.323/.418 career line across seven seasons. Francisco spent the first six seasons of his career with the Indians and Phillies but has had stints with four big league clubs from 2012-13.
Quick Hits: Appel, Padres, Jimenez, 2014 Draft
Despite reports over the weekend that the Astros and first overall pick Mark Appel have already agreed to terms on a below-slot contract, GM Jeff Luhnow today told reporters (including MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart and Chris Abshire) that nothing is official and he has yet to meet with Appel or advisor Scott Boras. “We’re trying to move it as fast as we can,” Luhnow said. “We wanted to give [Appel] the weekend to enjoy his commencement. We’re optimistic we can move it pretty quickly.” Luhnow said he hoped that Appel would be signed by as soon as this week. Here’s the latest from around the majors… Virtually all of the players recently extended by the Padres have struggled, so Bill Center of the San Diego Union-Tribune said the team might look for future extension candidates to prove themselves more fully before signing them to multiyear deals. Center also discusses several other Padres topics as part of the online chat with fans. Dominican outfielder Eloy Jimenez, favored to receive the largest bonus of the coming international signing period, is profiled by Baseball America’s Ben Badler. Jimenez, a 16-year-old with a 6’4″, 200-pound frame, was reported to be a major target for the Cubs by Badler last month, and Chicago is still in “heavy pursuit” of the prospect. Two of the several scouts and international directors who comment in Badler’s piece cite Jermaine Dye as a comparable for Jimenez. With the 2013 amateur draft just barely in the books, ESPN.com’s Christopher Crawford (Insider subscription required) looks ahead to the 2014 draft, which could be headlined by two NC State products. FOX Sports’ Jon Paul Morosi looks at ten players who have helped their trade value in recent weeks. Three of those players (Jesse Crain, Yovani Gallardo and Bud Norris) have recently had their trade stock examined as part of MLBTR’s Trade Candidate series. In the video link atop that previous post, Morosi cites the Blue Jays, Padres and Phillies as being “right on the fence” as to whether or not they’ll be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline. If the three teams do decide to sell, plenty of arms will be available — Morosi lists Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Eric Stults, Jason Marquis, Jonathan Papelbon and Cliff Lee as possible trade chips. Cubs GM Jed Hoyer said he has no intention of releasing embattled reliever Carlos Marmol, Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune reports. Manager Dale Sveum said the same yesterday after Marmol allowed four ninth-inning runs in a 4-3 Cubs loss to the Mets. Marmol has a 6.08 ERA in 26 2/3 IP this season.
Minor Moves: Stange, Ruiz, Carter, Torra
Here’s your daily rundown of minor transactions from around the league… Right-hander Daniel Stange has opted out of his deal with the Padres’ Triple-A affiliate, MLB.com’s Corey Brock reports (via Twitter). Stange last pitched in the majors in 2010, appearing in four games with the Diamondbacks, and has been in the minors with the D’Backs and Padres ever since. Stange posted a 4.15 ERA, 9.9 K/9 and 5.5 BB/9 in 39 relief innings at Triple-A this season. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports tweets that the Yankees have signed first baseman/DH Randy Ruiz and assigned the slugger to Triple-A. Ruiz, 35, has a monstrous .301/.373/.524 batting line and 232 homers in parts of 15 minor league seasons. He batted .313/.385/.635 with 10 homers in 130 plate appearances for the Blue Jays in 2009 but went just 6-for-40 with the Jays in 2010. He hasn’t appeared in the Majors since, though he did total 68 plate appearances for the Twins in 2008. The Seibu Lions have reacquired outfielder/designated hitter Chris Carter (not to be confused with the other Chris Carter, who currently plays for the Astros) after releasing him this past offseason, according to a report from Nikkan Sports. Carter, who last saw MLB action in 2010 with the Mets, had been playing in the independent BC League in Japan this season. The 30-year-old appeared in 59 games for the Lions in 2012, compiling a .294/.348/.452 line in 138 plate appearances. The Nationals have released Triple-A right-hander Matt Torra, according to the International League transactions page.
