Quinton Miller with the Pirates and Tim Melville with the Royals.
Anyone else?
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Congrats to Quinton and Tim, and their families!!!
Royals sign fourth-round pick Melville for a whale of a bonus
Bucs Sign Miller For $900,000
PGCrosschecker is keeping a list of all the signings and bonuses in the top 10 rounds:
DRAFT 2008 Signings / Signing Bonuses, Top 10 Rounds
Julie
Royals sign fourth-round pick Melville for a whale of a bonus
Bucs Sign Miller For $900,000
PGCrosschecker is keeping a list of all the signings and bonuses in the top 10 rounds:
DRAFT 2008 Signings / Signing Bonuses, Top 10 Rounds
Julie
We know both of these guys very well. In addition to their obvious great talent, they are two absolutely outstanding young men. I am so very happy for both.
I suppose UNC is a little bummed out though!
I suppose UNC is a little bummed out though!
Best wishes to both young men! I will follow them closely 
Speaking of the Pirates - any news on Pedro Alvarez?
Speaking of the Pirates - any news on Pedro Alvarez?
BBA is blogging deadline day:
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/
...and congrats to all the young men getting started on their pro careers today!
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/
...and congrats to all the young men getting started on their pro careers today!
Way to go, guys!
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Thank goodness for Readers' Comments after the article. That pun slipped right past me.
Call me Ishmael but that "Melville" and "whale of a bonus" headline was pretty creative.
Way to go Quinton and jerseydad!
Thanks for the good wishes, friends.
Mike Melville (no relation to Herman)
There was an interplay in a thread last January, in which Midlo Dad made a comment which is now entirely appropos.
Quoting from that thread, first a post by TMM_Dad:
"I don't like to brag too much, but at age 8 son was at a winter skills developing event at a local D-1 for all comers 8 to 18 years old. At the end, the head coach was talking to the attendees and used my son as an example in his talk. He said he could see son had the necessary quick-twitch muscles and also had the best arm of all those at the event. I was a little skeptical at the time, but never forgot his words. Son has gone on to prove the coach knew what he was talking about."
Another poster asked, perhaps skeptically, if that meant success at the travel ball level, the high school level or college. TMM_Dad replied in effect, so far, 2 out of 3.
And then Midlo Dad:
"TMM_Dad,
Now, now. I know your son well, and you and I both know he'll never make it at the college level!"
With today's signing, Midlo Dad's prediction has come true
This board is so much fun!
Quoting from that thread, first a post by TMM_Dad:
"I don't like to brag too much, but at age 8 son was at a winter skills developing event at a local D-1 for all comers 8 to 18 years old. At the end, the head coach was talking to the attendees and used my son as an example in his talk. He said he could see son had the necessary quick-twitch muscles and also had the best arm of all those at the event. I was a little skeptical at the time, but never forgot his words. Son has gone on to prove the coach knew what he was talking about."
Another poster asked, perhaps skeptically, if that meant success at the travel ball level, the high school level or college. TMM_Dad replied in effect, so far, 2 out of 3.
And then Midlo Dad:
"TMM_Dad,
Now, now. I know your son well, and you and I both know he'll never make it at the college level!"
With today's signing, Midlo Dad's prediction has come true
This board is so much fun!
Congrats to Allan Dykstra who has signed with the Padres as reported on their telecast...right before the deadline.
quote:Originally posted by JT:
Congrats to Allan Dykstra who has signed with the Padres as reported on their telecast...right before the deadline.
I'm glad to see that the hip issue was worked out, apparently to everyone's satisfaction.
quote:Originally posted by 3FingeredGlove:
This board is so much fun!
Yes, it is!!!
quote:Originally posted by ClevelandDad:
Speaking of the Pirates - any news on Pedro Alvarez?
Yes! I heard earlier that they also signed a friend's son, Robbie Grossman. He's another great hitter. With Quinton Miller thrown in as well, this team is making great strides. They should be something to watch in a couple of years.
The Royals just added Tim's friend Eric Hosmer. WooHoo!
... and another reader's comment after the Hosmer story: This is a great day to be a Royals fan. First we sign Melville, than we hold on to beat the hated Yankees in New York. But the most important news of the day is signing a potential future superstar, Eric Hosmer. I'm optimistic about the future. Way to go Royals' front office and scouting department!
We got to know Allan Dykstra and SDBB through the recruiting process. We are happy for him and proud of the program, too!
I hope SDBB will forgive me if I indulged a few thoughts the past few days of what it would be like to have him back for his senior year ....
But I also know an incoming freshman 1B who can stop working on his outfield skills now!
I hope SDBB will forgive me if I indulged a few thoughts the past few days of what it would be like to have him back for his senior year ....
But I also know an incoming freshman 1B who can stop working on his outfield skills now!
Thanks to all and congratulations to Tim and Allan as well.
To be honest I don’t think it has fully registered that my son (Quinton) is now a professional ball player. I guess I will now be paying much more attention to the “Going Pro” forum. When I woke up this morning I saw a headline in our paper saying that my son was now part of the Pittsburg Pirates organization. While I am so happy for him I have to admit however after reading the first line of the article it broke my heart a little bit. The opening line was “There is an empty dorm room at the University of North Carolina with Quinton Millers name on it”. We/he were looking so forward to him having the college experience, especially at UNC. There are no finer people (not just coaches, but people) than Coach Fox and Forbes and to have to tell them he wasn’t coming to school was the hardest thing my son has ever had to do. Many have talked about the how the post high school process can be a rollercoaster ride, well that my friends, is an UNDERSTATEMENT!
Our lives took a totally different direction in less than 48 hours. On Wednesday afternoon were planning on moving Q into Chapel Hill this weekend, the next thing we know my son and I are making a flight to into Pittsburg to sign a contract and then Jerseyson is off to Florida to start his professional baseball career on Friday night! As much as I thought we had prepared for all the possible scenarios, I realized very quickly that in many ways were where working without a net. I can tell you that when the decisions were coming fast and furious I found myself recalling insight and advice that I had found here on the HSBBW. Priceless!
To sum up the experience, while in Pittsburg we attended the Pirates / Reds game which feature an REO Speedwagon concert after the game. (Jerseyson didn’t really know who they were but they are certainly in my wheelhouse). When they broke into my favorite all time REO song, “Ridin’ the Storm Out”, I sat there with a big grin on my face thinking, is there any more appropriate song to cap off our incredible last 2 days? As tough as a decision it was, Jerseyson did ride the storm out (be it the first of many) and will start what I hope will be an incredible journey to fulfill his ultimate baseball goal.
Here’s to living the dream...
To be honest I don’t think it has fully registered that my son (Quinton) is now a professional ball player. I guess I will now be paying much more attention to the “Going Pro” forum.
When I woke up this morning I saw a headline in our paper saying that my son was now part of the Pittsburg Pirates organization. While I am so happy for him I have to admit however after reading the first line of the article it broke my heart a little bit. The opening line was “There is an empty dorm room at the University of North Carolina with Quinton Millers name on it”. We/he were looking so forward to him having the college experience, especially at UNC. There are no finer people (not just coaches, but people) than Coach Fox and Forbes and to have to tell them he wasn’t coming to school was the hardest thing my son has ever had to do. Many have talked about the how the post high school process can be a rollercoaster ride, well that my friends, is an UNDERSTATEMENT! Our lives took a totally different direction in less than 48 hours. On Wednesday afternoon were planning on moving Q into Chapel Hill this weekend, the next thing we know my son and I are making a flight to into Pittsburg to sign a contract and then Jerseyson is off to Florida to start his professional baseball career on Friday night! As much as I thought we had prepared for all the possible scenarios, I realized very quickly that in many ways were where working without a net. I can tell you that when the decisions were coming fast and furious I found myself recalling insight and advice that I had found here on the HSBBW. Priceless!
To sum up the experience, while in Pittsburg we attended the Pirates / Reds game which feature an REO Speedwagon concert after the game. (Jerseyson didn’t really know who they were but they are certainly in my wheelhouse). When they broke into my favorite all time REO song, “Ridin’ the Storm Out”, I sat there with a big grin on my face thinking, is there any more appropriate song to cap off our incredible last 2 days? As tough as a decision it was, Jerseyson did ride the storm out (be it the first of many) and will start what I hope will be an incredible journey to fulfill his ultimate baseball goal.
Here’s to living the dream...
jerseydad,
That was a great post!
Allan Dykstra, Eric Hosmer, Quinton Miller, Tim Melville, Robbie Grossman, along many other great kids not mentioned in this thread, getting involved in professional baseball. Baseball is doing a great job of finding the right people at a time when the right people playing the game is so important.
Good players are important, but not as important as good people!
Nothing we do is more rewarding than getting to know the truely good kids, following them, and seeing them succeed, whether at college or professional baseball or coaching or any other walk of life.
That was a great post!
Allan Dykstra, Eric Hosmer, Quinton Miller, Tim Melville, Robbie Grossman, along many other great kids not mentioned in this thread, getting involved in professional baseball. Baseball is doing a great job of finding the right people at a time when the right people playing the game is so important.
Good players are important, but not as important as good people!
Nothing we do is more rewarding than getting to know the truely good kids, following them, and seeing them succeed, whether at college or professional baseball or coaching or any other walk of life.
I'm not sure whether I am happy or sad about this. On the one hand, I won't get to sit in the stands a year from now with JersyDad and watch our boys compete against each other.
On the other hand, my son won't have to try to hit these guys' pitches!
JerseyDad - wow what a change of plans! Just last week we were discussing your preparations for Quinton leaving for Chapel Hill.
Congratulations!!
On the other hand, my son won't have to try to hit these guys' pitches!
JerseyDad - wow what a change of plans! Just last week we were discussing your preparations for Quinton leaving for Chapel Hill.
Congratulations!!
quote:When they broke into my favorite all time REO song, “Ridin’ the Storm Out”, I sat there with a big grin on my face thinking, is there any more appropriate song to cap off our incredible last 2 days?
I love that song too! Great post!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDDUevTqO9I
One reason to go to college is to make a living in the future. An 18 year old would have to go to UNC for 4 years, start out making 90,000 dollars a year for their first job upon graduation, and make at least that amount for the next 10 years when they are 32 years old. At 32 years old, that would put them on the same financial footing your son is at today at 18 years old. Will he miss some experiences by not attending college? Sure. However, he will have had experiences that other kids will never have. IMHO, it was a fine decision by the young man. Enjoy the path he has chosen and all the best to him in the future!
hey jersey dad
i live in nj burlington county and was in the same bracket shawnee was in for high school ball. i remember Q being in the newspaper with a lot of scouts with thei radar guns. he must of been nervous. me and my friend dream to one day become pro ball players. we thought for sure he was going to unc but the news yesterday was a suprise. I give him the biggest good luck ever lol. also jerseydad, can u share how the process was for your son as far as pressure phone calls etc.(Hope im not asking a lot)
Thanks
Baseball+Work=Dreams
i live in nj burlington county and was in the same bracket shawnee was in for high school ball. i remember Q being in the newspaper with a lot of scouts with thei radar guns. he must of been nervous. me and my friend dream to one day become pro ball players. we thought for sure he was going to unc but the news yesterday was a suprise. I give him the biggest good luck ever lol. also jerseydad, can u share how the process was for your son as far as pressure phone calls etc.(Hope im not asking a lot)
Thanks
Baseball+Work=Dreams
Congratulations to everyone 
But don't relax yet... Your just getting on the rollercoaster!!
ENJOY
But don't relax yet... Your just getting on the rollercoaster!!
ENJOY
also they said quinton was gonna be a probable 1st rounder why did he drop to 20th round?
BWD, sometimes a team will draft a player thats highly committed to college, in the hope's of signing him before the deadline.
Which they did.
Sometimes late rounder's still get a good size signing bonus.
Which they did.
Sometimes late rounder's still get a good size signing bonus.
Example:
The only one that signed wasn’t a huge surprise, as RHP Brett Hunter (Moorpark, Calif,/Moorpark HS, a seventh-round selection of the Oakland Athletics, inked a deal worth a reported $1.1 million. Hunter was expected to be a first-round pick in the spring, but he missed most of his 2008 junior season due to injury. He pitched well this summer for a collegiate USA Baseball squad and agreed on a contract offer not long before Friday’s deadline. Baseball America reported that it is the largest contract ever given to a seventh-round selection.
The only one that signed wasn’t a huge surprise, as RHP Brett Hunter (Moorpark, Calif,/Moorpark HS, a seventh-round selection of the Oakland Athletics, inked a deal worth a reported $1.1 million. Hunter was expected to be a first-round pick in the spring, but he missed most of his 2008 junior season due to injury. He pitched well this summer for a collegiate USA Baseball squad and agreed on a contract offer not long before Friday’s deadline. Baseball America reported that it is the largest contract ever given to a seventh-round selection.
Congratulations to all the fine young men and their families for reaching this milestone! 
Congrats Jersey Dad and Q! I moved Jeff into his dorm today at UNC and I could not help but think about you and Q. I was looking forward to getting to know you and your son even better over the next few years. I was also looking forward to seeing my son and your son on the same team. But I am so happy for you guys. I wish Q the best of luck and I hope to see him in the show one day. Jeff was bummed out when he heard the news. But he said "I dont blame him one bit. But I sure wish he was here." All I could say was , me too! Good luck buddy.
quote:Originally posted by Coach May:
Congrats Jersey Dad and Q! I moved Jeff into his dorm today at UNC and I could not help but think about you and Q. I was looking forward to getting to know you and your son even better over the next few years. I was also looking forward to seeing my son and your son on the same team. But I am so happy for you guys. I wish Q the best of luck and I hope to see him in the show one day. Jeff was bummed out when he heard the news. But he said "I dont blame him one bit. But I sure wish he was here." All I could say was , me too! Good luck buddy.
Coach May, you don't know how much I would have enjoyed watching our boys play together. From a selfish POV, I think my wife and I are going to miss the college experience as much as Jerseyson. I guess we are just going to have to adopt some of the HSBBW college kids so we can follow them for the next few years.
hey jerseydad. can i ask you a question
your sonm played for the tri state arsenal correct. i live in southern nj(willingboro). and played against Quinton. I want to know was it a long travel to flemington newjersey(where the tryouts are at) and is really worth it. I really wanna play competetive summer ball and get some exposure from college and pro scouts.
Thanks
your sonm played for the tri state arsenal correct. i live in southern nj(willingboro). and played against Quinton. I want to know was it a long travel to flemington newjersey(where the tryouts are at) and is really worth it. I really wanna play competetive summer ball and get some exposure from college and pro scouts.
Thanks
Baseball+Work=Dreams,
Yes he spent four years with the Arsenal program. He had a great experience with the team and I would recommend it for anyone that has the desire and talent to play.
I will try to send you a PM with some contact information and try to answer your other questions.
Yes he spent four years with the Arsenal program. He had a great experience with the team and I would recommend it for anyone that has the desire and talent to play.
I will try to send you a PM with some contact information and try to answer your other questions.
Best wishes, jerseydad!
Out of contact with the interent for the weekend --- glad to see I can catch up on the excitement!
Hooray to Tim & Quinton and very best of luck to the boys and the family for a wonderful experience ahead.
jerseydad...not to put too fine a point on it...having just spent the weekend in Hickory...ohmygawd do the Pirates need your boy!!!
On the Q (and) T --
Hooray to Tim & Quinton and very best of luck to the boys and the family for a wonderful experience ahead.
jerseydad...not to put too fine a point on it...having just spent the weekend in Hickory...ohmygawd do the Pirates need your boy!!!
On the Q (and) T --
My congratulations, as well, to all our guys who signed.
jersydad, I will be following your son very closely. Best of luck to him!
jersydad, I will be following your son very closely. Best of luck to him!