Price signed
The Rays waited until nearly about six hours before tonight's midnight deadline to sign No. 1 overall pick David Price, but it appears that Tampa Bay can add Price, the All-America lefthander from Vanderbilt, to their stable of talented young pitchers.
The latest word from the Rays is that an announcement on Price will come tonight, a sign that the Rays have likely completed a deal with their first-round pick.
The buzz is that Price had signed a six-year, $8.5-million major league contract which could escalate to $11.25 million with incentives. Believed to be included is a $5.6-million signing bonus, which would be the second largest in draft history.
Stay tuned for details.
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I can hardly wait to see Price,along with Davis and McGee joining Kaz and Shields in the rotation in late '08 or '09.
Posted by: Steve Liddell | August 15, 2007 at 06:08 PM
And this matters why? They still suck.
Posted by: jc | August 15, 2007 at 07:20 PM
Any idea if Price demanded to be added to the 40-man in his deal?
Posted by: Jake | August 15, 2007 at 08:24 PM
Maybe we can get him to save my job.
Posted by: Joe Maddon | August 15, 2007 at 09:01 PM