Aaron Crow Signed by Royals
 

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http://www.kansascity.com/sports/roy...y/1451900.html

The Royals have reached a three-year, major-league contract agreement with No. 12 overall draft pick Aaron Crow, a right-handed pitcher from the University of Missouri.
The contract, which begins in 2010, contains a $1.5 million signing bonus and $3 million in guaranteed money.
Crow, who won the Big 12’s pitcher of the year and was a Golden Spikes finalist as a junior, turned down $3.5 million from the Nationals as the No. 9 pick last year. He was seeking $4 million.
The Royals will introduce Crow on Friday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.


http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

DETROIT -- The Royals reached an agreement on Thursday with pitcher Aaron Crow, their first-round Draft choice in 2009, on a three-year Major League contract beginning in '10.
The club did not disclose terms of the contract, but it was believed the deal was for $3 million plus incentives. Crow will go on the Royals' 40-man Major League roster.
The Royals will introduce Crow at a news conference at 2:20 p.m. CT on Friday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.
J.J. Picollo, assistant general manager in charge of scouting and player development, said Kansas City pushed to get the deal done so Crow could report to the Arizona instructional league on Sunday. The league begins on Monday.
Crow was represented by the Hendricks brothers of Houston.
Crow, from the University of Missouri and Wakarusa, Kan., was the 12th overall pick in this year's First-Year Player Draft. He was drafted in 2008 by the Washington Nationals, but he did not sign, reportedly turning down a $3.5 million offer.
The righty was not subject to the Aug. 17 signing deadline this year, because he had played independent pro ball and had no college eligibility remaining. Major League Baseball ruled that he and first-round supplemental pick Tanner Scheppers were exempt.
That relieved the Royals of deadline stress -- they had gone to the final minutes to sign 2007 first-round pick Mike Moustakas and 2008 first-round Eric Hosmer -- and negotiations with Crow continued.
In 2008 for Missouri, Crow was the Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year and a Golden Spikes Award finalist after going 13-0 with a 2.35 ERA in 15 starts. He had 127 strikeouts and logged 43 consecutive scoreless innings that season.
Crow throws a mid-90s fastball and a sharp slider.

i thought it was already past the deadline.

Deadline for players who didn't sign last year doesn't apply.

Not a Royals fan, I love Mizzou, but I really hope this ordeal humbled that arrogant sonofabitch.

**** yes!!! If he can live up to the hype and Hochevar can continue to get better I think the Royals will have the best rotation in baseball here in a few years. Now if only we can get some clutch bats.

ROFLROFLROFL

link?

why not

You realize people have been saying this sort of thing for the past 20 years?

Ya i think the royals even had until May 2010 to sign him.

No link yet.

Hasn't been announced yet.

Who ? Nevermind. When is Greinke on the mound again.

oh. just curious how you know... family/insider or something.

Ask MLB...the August deadline does not apply, perhaps b/c the team who lost him (Washington) gets a supplemental in the same place where they picked him last year, so they aren't really out anything at this point, and they don't want guys to constantly go in and out of the draft.

Can't say that. But, I have let the board know about several other deals ahead of time...

We have the best pitcher in the AL. The only pitcher I might take over him would be Lincecum. If Crow is as good as advertised he has the stuff to be an ace so he'd be a great #2 behind Greinke. Meche Hochevar and Bannister to close it out is a very solid rotation. We have a very good pitching staff now we just don't have the run support.