Aaron Crow Signed by Royals

[doomy3]

Release will be out shortly...

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.


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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.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED

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.

Lincecum is Greinke's equal if not superior. He's done it longer.
Cain is better than Hochevar will ever be
Baumgartner is a better prospect than Crow.
Sanchez has more upside than anyone else in the Royals' system.

[heapshake]

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.

[doomy3]

Hopefully Crow can contribute really quickly, otherwise he will be way behind the 8 ball being as old as he is.

[Sure-Oz]

He will def. need to be our #2 with meches dead arm

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

As long as the Royals don't pay to sign upper tier players.....they will continue to go nowhere.

Their scouting dept needs to drive off a cliff.

You're talking about free agency, I presume?

Because the Royals have spent more money on the 2007, 08 and 09 drafts than any other team in baseball.

Anyway, if you're talking about free agency, do you not remember the Royals offering guys like Torii Hunter and Rafael Furcal and Orlando Hudson BIG money, to have them sign elsewhere for less? Because that is what has happened of late. They're trying to spend money on good players in free agency. Sometimes that isn't enough.

The new scouting department shouldn't jump off a cliff. Far from it. It has stocked the low minor leagues with a level of talent that will rival any in baseball.

The Royals Class AA team next year will likely feature Crow, Danny Duffy (a Futures Game participant), Michael Montgomery, Eric Hosmer, and Mike Moustakas. All of those players are legitimate first-round MLB draft talents.

Tim Melville is on track to make an appearance for that team about midseason. Another first round talent acquired in the past few drafts.

And then there's Jeff Bianchi - a SS who hit .300 in one of the toughest hitting leagues in the minors, and Jonny Giavatelli, who could both be on that club as well (and project at least as contributors on the big-league level).

Also looming in the low minor leagues are Will Myers, who has hit the ball extremely well in Rookie ball, and Chris Dwyer. Both were drafted in the mid-rounds (3rd and 4th) this season, and signed to first-round level deals.

To top all that off, there are the additions of two minor league teams, and a monstrous expansion of spending in central America (which includes signing a stud 16-year-old Nicaraguan prospect to a seven-figure deal).

The Royals are spending serious money to rectify the terrible minor league system Moore inherited. It will pay off eventually. The difference between the current approach and the old one is that the Royals are no longer content to draft one really good player, then rest all hopes on that player being a stud. They are building some depth in the minors, which is what a successful farm system is all about.

As for developing another outstanding pitcher behind Greinke... Melville, Crow, Dwyer, Montgomery and Duffy all could be that guy. Montgomery and Crow and Melville all have No. 1 ceilings, with Duffy and Dwyer being more like No. 2 or 3 starters.