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Draft Pick Signing Update: Posey, Matusz, Alonso

10:51am: Baggarly has the latest on Posey.  He says it's a "spitting contest" between Scott Boras and Posey's agency to have the highest-paid draft pick.

7:46am: The latest links involved unsigned first-round draft picks.

• Sam Mellinger explains the decision Eric Hosmer faces.  He might have to go against Scott Boras' advice.
• Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle denies Andrew Baggarly's Buster Posey report yesterday, calling it "premature Posey-ing."  Schulman talked to the Giants' director of player personnel, who said the deal is not done and the number is not $7.5MM.  There is no verbal agreement, either.
• Schulman also heard the Orioles are about to sign Brian Matusz for less than $7.5MM.  Most folks believe this will get done as a Major League deal.
• The Pirates are cautiously optimistic about Pedro Alvarez.  It's possible Scott Boras could drag this out to within minutes of the deadline.
• Baseball Prospectus' Kevin Goldstein has an update on all unsigned picks.  He believes both Yonder Alonso and Justin Smoak will sign.  Publicly, Reds GM Walt Jocketty is 50/50 on Alonso.
• MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo gives his take on Matusz, Josh Fields, and Allan Dykstra.

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