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Mariners Sign First-Round Pick
According to MLB.com's Jim Street, the Mariners have finally inked right-handed reliever Josh Fields. He was the team's first-round pick in the 2008 first year player draft.
Jim Callis of Baseball America dug up the numbers over the weekend: Fields will receive $1.75 million, splitting the difference between MLB’s $1.5 million recommendation for his draft slot and the $2 million he was seeking.
The 23-year-old passed a physical Saturday and the deal became official with his signature this afternoon. Fields will now join the Mariners' camp as a non-roster invitee.
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Dammit. I was hoping for the draft pick. Well, now that he's here, the kid has better be good.
Posted by: killak | February 16, 2009 at 07:11 PM
Getting into camp and starting in pro ball is definitely the best thing for him at this point. Good move by both sides.
Posted by: drchstrpunk | February 16, 2009 at 08:20 PM
since they just signed him, does that mean that Fields was not in the Mariners farm systen in 08?
Posted by: allstarlineup | February 16, 2009 at 08:22 PM
"since they just signed him, does that mean that Fields was not in the Mariners farm systen in 08?"
Yeah. He has not pitched a single inning of pro ball. And I don't think he's pitched in a competitive environment since the CWS last year.
Posted by: melonis rex | February 16, 2009 at 08:52 PM
I am a bit confused about the Fields situation. Isn't there a deadline that picks must be signed by? The deadline that A.Crow and Washington let pass... and the deadline that caused so much trouble between P.Alvarez and Pittsburgh?
Posted by: steeltownmounty | February 17, 2009 at 01:06 AM
How many pitchers can one team have?
Good grief, they should spend as much time on position players...
The M's should just give away Washburn and Silva for nothing so they can look forward.
There's a lot of dead weight in the M's clubhouse...
Posted by: bonzosa | February 17, 2009 at 10:34 AM