Aaron Crow Signed by Royals

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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.