First signee taken: Denny Almonte
Denny Almonte, an outfielder who signed with USF out of Florida Christian in Miami, is now almost certainly not going to play for the Bulls. Almonte was just picked with the 75th pick, midway through the second round, by the Seattle Mariners. Again, USF's coaches had come to expect this in the weeks leading up to the draft and had conceded that Almonte was going to get too high a signing bonus offer -- last year's No. 75 pick got a $445,000 bonus -- to seriously consider playing at USF.
Times sportswriter Greg Auman, who covers USF, will post news and thoughts on the Bulletin and we invite your participation in the comments area.
I owe you a comment. Here it is. My high school blog, which rocks!, is dead today, but this is even worse. I heard echoing when I type?
Hey, isn't Denny Almonte the kid that lied about his age in the Little League World Series or something? Seriously. Is he?
Posted by: Cotey | June 07, 2007 at 07:06 PM
I was thinking about making a Danny/Denny Almonte comment. Close, but no relation. Except for nearly the same name. And Denny, turns out, is actually 33.
Posted by: Greg Auman | June 07, 2007 at 07:16 PM
danny is 33 the cheater Denny is 20
Posted by: | October 24, 2008 at 10:24 PM
danny almonte is the cheater that lied about his age,Denny is normal he is 20
Posted by: | October 24, 2008 at 10:25 PM