Draft Updates: One Hour To Go

Posted by on August 15, 2011 | 16 Comments

With one hour remaining, here is what to watch for:

-Gerrit Cole will sign.  It’s just a question of when and for how much.

-The fact that we have an hour to go, and we haven’t heard anything about the Pirates being out on Josh Bell is encouraging.  Not a guarantee that he gets signed, but I think the Pirates would have moved on by this point if there was little to no chance of signing him.

-We’ve been hearing rumblings about how some late first round deals are done, but MLB won’t let the teams announce them until after 11:00.  The whole process is highly choreographed, and it’s ridiculous.

-Outside of Cole and Bell, the only others we’re keeping an eye on are 15th round pick Kody Watts and 17th round pick Aaron Brown.  As I mentioned earlier, Watts is in Pittsburgh, and took a physical.  Nothing is done yet, but it’s a good sign that they’ve gone this far.  No updates on Brown yet.

-I still think the Pirates can get 11th round pick Joel Bennett, 14th round pick Jordan Dunatov, and 16th round pick Eric Skoglund.  However, signing those guys will probably mean bad news on the Josh Bell front.

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16 Responses

  1. d.boyce
    August 16, 2011 at 3:48 am

    Great updates. Thanks.

  2. WHITEY
    August 16, 2011 at 3:59 am

    Why don’t they have Gonzolez play 1st base ,in the fall this yr.

  3. WHITEY
    August 16, 2011 at 4:02 am

    I’m waiting  what’s taken so long?

  4. WHITEY
    August 16, 2011 at 4:13 am

    I ‘M STILL WAITING ?

  5. Bryan
    August 16, 2011 at 4:13 am

    SI_JonHeymanJon Heyman
    huge day for #pirates. to get bell done. and cole.

  6. Bryan
    August 16, 2011 at 4:15 am

    SI_JonHeymanJon Heyman
    josh bell signs with #pirates
    14 minutes ago

  7. Bryan
    August 16, 2011 at 4:15 am

    SI_JonHeymanJon Heyman
    cole gets $8M from #pirates
    10 minutes ago

  8. Anonymous
    August 16, 2011 at 4:36 am

    $8MM? Sure hope he turns into Griffey Jr

  9. WHITEY
    August 16, 2011 at 4:38 am

    How’s much later do we wait?>

  10. WHITEY
    August 16, 2011 at 4:47 am

    Let’s get whih it !

    1

  11. WHITEY
    August 16, 2011 at 4:49 am

    Get them into the fall league now !

  12. WHITEY
    August 16, 2011 at 4:51 am

    It seems to me that they still need a catcher. or  am I  am wrong?

  13. WHITEY
    August 16, 2011 at 4:53 am

    Let’s here some answers?

  14. WHITEY
    August 16, 2011 at 4:55 am

    Bell put on a very good show did he not?