Orioles, top pick agree to terms
CINCINNATI -- The Orioles agreed to terms Saturday with first-round pick Brandon Snyder, a catcher from Centreville, Va. He will be introduced at a Monday press conference at Camden Yards.
Snyder was the 13th overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft and is considered one of the premier prep hitters in the country. He is expected to report to the Orioles' rookie league affiliate in Bluefield, W.V.
"We've sent the contract in and everything," scouting director Joe Jordan said. "Yeah, he's done. I feel real good about it. It's one of the things -- that you get the players that you liked. It's really good to get the top of your draft out playing."
Snyder, 18, hit .574 with three home runs for Westefield High School, and he said Wednesday that he wanted to sign quickly. The process was a far cry from last year, when No. 1 pick Wade Townsend did not sign and reenrolled at Rice University. He was declared ineligible to sign by the Commissioner's Office. He was drafted Tuesday by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Snyder will arrive in Baltimore on Sunday night and meet with the media and work out with the Orioles before Monday's game with the Houston Astros. It is believed Snyder's signing bonus is in the $1.6 million range, just below the $1.75 million last year's No. 13 pick, William & Mary left-hander Bill Bray, received from the Montreal Expos, now Washington Nationals.
Jordan said the club has also agreed to terms with sandwich pick Garret Olson, a right-handed pitcher from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Olson is considered one of the top college lefties in California and was 12-4 with a 2.71 ERA for the Mustangs.
The Orioles have signed sixth-round pick William Owen, an outfielder from Belmont University; eighth-rounder Chorye Spoone, a right-hander from Catonsville CC; 10th-rounder Ryan Stadanlick, a right-hander from St. John's (NY); 11th-rounder Michael Gallaway, a left-hander from Missouri Valley College; 13th-rounder Kyle Dahlberg, a catcher from Texas Christian University and 14th-round pick Mark Fleisher, a first baseman from Radford University.
Jordan said the club could lock down second-round pick Nolan Reimold, a power-hitting outfielder from Bowling Green, by Sunday night. The most intriguing name still unsigned is Baltimore McDonough School pitcher Brandon Erbe, who had committed to the University of Miami. Many clubs backed off the right-hander because it believed he would honor the commitment to Miami. But the prep standout is a lifelong Orioles fan and has indicated he may not pass up a chance to play for the Orioles.
"I don't expect that to be a long, drawn-out thing," Jordan said of the Erbe negotiations. "Grow up in the Minor Leagues right here, I think it's going to be good for his family to see him play."
Gary Washburn is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Source: http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/
Snyder was the 13th overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft and is considered one of the premier prep hitters in the country. He is expected to report to the Orioles' rookie league affiliate in Bluefield, W.V.
"We've sent the contract in and everything," scouting director Joe Jordan said. "Yeah, he's done. I feel real good about it. It's one of the things -- that you get the players that you liked. It's really good to get the top of your draft out playing."
Snyder, 18, hit .574 with three home runs for Westefield High School, and he said Wednesday that he wanted to sign quickly. The process was a far cry from last year, when No. 1 pick Wade Townsend did not sign and reenrolled at Rice University. He was declared ineligible to sign by the Commissioner's Office. He was drafted Tuesday by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Snyder will arrive in Baltimore on Sunday night and meet with the media and work out with the Orioles before Monday's game with the Houston Astros. It is believed Snyder's signing bonus is in the $1.6 million range, just below the $1.75 million last year's No. 13 pick, William & Mary left-hander Bill Bray, received from the Montreal Expos, now Washington Nationals.
Jordan said the club has also agreed to terms with sandwich pick Garret Olson, a right-handed pitcher from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Olson is considered one of the top college lefties in California and was 12-4 with a 2.71 ERA for the Mustangs.
The Orioles have signed sixth-round pick William Owen, an outfielder from Belmont University; eighth-rounder Chorye Spoone, a right-hander from Catonsville CC; 10th-rounder Ryan Stadanlick, a right-hander from St. John's (NY); 11th-rounder Michael Gallaway, a left-hander from Missouri Valley College; 13th-rounder Kyle Dahlberg, a catcher from Texas Christian University and 14th-round pick Mark Fleisher, a first baseman from Radford University.
Jordan said the club could lock down second-round pick Nolan Reimold, a power-hitting outfielder from Bowling Green, by Sunday night. The most intriguing name still unsigned is Baltimore McDonough School pitcher Brandon Erbe, who had committed to the University of Miami. Many clubs backed off the right-hander because it believed he would honor the commitment to Miami. But the prep standout is a lifelong Orioles fan and has indicated he may not pass up a chance to play for the Orioles.
"I don't expect that to be a long, drawn-out thing," Jordan said of the Erbe negotiations. "Grow up in the Minor Leagues right here, I think it's going to be good for his family to see him play."
Gary Washburn is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Source: http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/
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