Dixon

[DiamondReb1083]

Don't know if this has been mentioned but Dixon got his $600,000 from the A's. Color me impressed that the A's of all teams gave into that demand. Good for him and his family. Tough break for yall.

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

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[DiamondReb1083]

It's on Baseball America. On the premium membership you can see what everyone has signed for. I think Overbeck who went a round earlier got 80 Gs. Again, good move for Dixon.

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

he probably had ten threads trying to prove he was no way getting that much

 

[HD6]

YUKU

 

[RebelBruiser]

I'd be curious to see how many of the A's early draft picks they managed to sign. I'd imagine they wiffed on a few of their top guys and therefore had the money left over to spend on a guy that they may have had evaluated as an earlier round talent.

 

[Coach34]

i stand corrected...good for him

 

[DerHntr]

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[Coach34]

yeah Heydog, he got that much because of his character...</p>

 

[davatron]

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[Optimus Prime 4]

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[fishwater99]

http://www.pgcrosschecker.com/draft/2008/bonuses/signing_bonuses_08.aspx

Conrats to Mr. Dixon...

All I can say is WOW.......

 

[DudyDog]

Dixon hit the jackpot and here's why....even though he was taken in the 10th round, he was the first high school player taken by the A's. Rounds 1-9 consisted of all college jr.'s who had practically no leverage in negotiations.

He had leverage, used it, and got what he wanted.

To look at it another way.....he probably could have waited it out until Aug. and gotten even more.

 

[patdog]

Also, at least a couple of the players taken ahead of Dixon were JUCO players, who would have also had leverage (assuming going on to a 4-year college was a realistic option for them). What happened to Dixon is the same thing that happened to Maholm, except that Dixon took the money instead of coming to MSU. Without the signability questions, he'd have been taken in the first 3 rounds.

 

[DudyDog]

I believe the phrase I used was "practically no leverage", which is true. You are also correct in saying sr's have "no" leverage. A high school player has "the most" leverage.

Translated for some folks on here.....If I say a ***** has "practically no ***", it does not mean she has "no *** at all". It simply means she has "a little ***" but not much. Same with the baseball players, "practically no leverage" also means "a little leverage", not "no leverage at all".

Hope that helps.