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Angels Sign First Round Pick

According to Eric Schwartz of the Newark Star-Ledger, the Angels have agreed to terms with first round pick Michael Trout.  He was handed a $1.215MM signing bonus and will head to rookie ball in Arizona on Friday.

Trout, selected 25th overall in the June First-Year Player Draft, hit .531 with 49 runs scored, 18 dingers and 45 RBI as a senior outfielder at Millville High School in New Jersey.  He also went 5-1 with a 1.71 ERA as a starting pitcher. 


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Is Michael Trout related to Tim Salmon?

According to the following post, the Angels have agreed to pay for 8 semesters of college classes for him. Anyone know anything about that?

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/20090701_Millville_s_Trout_signs_with_Angels.html

Good form, Rootdown. Good form.

Perhaps Michael Trout is related to Steve Trout.

However, the dude had 18 bombs and hit .500+ in high school?? How did he not go #2 overall?

I think Brian Bass is a distant relative as well.

megutsa#34 bringin' the heat. You guys are really gunning for that MLBTR prize pack tonight, aren't you?

Guess the Angels caught a Trout, did they do it for the Halibut???I hope the negotiations didnt cause a Haddock.

Damn you megusta#34 I was just about to say that, haha.

WasianCU, I'm not sure if that is seperate from the college scholarship program they run, but any MLB team that drafts a player under scholarship at a university must place enough funds to honor that scholarship in an account for the player in case they do not reach the majors. I don't know the specifics about the program but it's MLB policy I believe so don't think this is some special clause in his contract. It was explained to me that if you have a scholarship to say UNC and sign out of HS, they must place 4 years worth of tuition/expenses in an account that you will get if baseball doesn't work out. If you are a draft eligible So and sign on, they must place 2 years worth of tuition/expenses in an account, 1 year of tuition/expenses if you are a Jr, etc.

Also, I watched the Angels game last night and Trout seems like a really good kid. He was joking around, answered every question quickly and thoroughly...not sure if he is the brightest kid (not saying he isn't just didn't come off as real inteligent) but he seems like a good kid and I think he has a good mentality for baseball. Not quite Lenny Dykstra but certainly not Beane. :D

Pretty good collegiate ERA...his uncle Catfish must have taught him a thing or two about pitching ;>

Jfish you're close. It's not mandated that a team pays for a CSP or college scholarship plan; but in general almost every player will make sure it's part of their negotiations.

The CSP is usually negotiated to equal the cost remaining on your college education by semester. HS seniors generally will get 8 semesters at the per semester cost for the school they plan to attend (for example Trout with UNC). Another example would be a junior in college receiving 2 semesters worth of funds in their CSP (to complete their senior year).

The CSP is not paid to the player and is no longer tax exempt(via 2007). It is only paid when a receipt from the college for tuition is submitted. So as the player takes classes- not prior.

Let's say Trout gets a CSP in his contract that dictates 8 semesters at $30,000 each. If he decides to go to a local community college near his house in the winter that is $5,000 a semester, he will not receive $30,000 for that semester, but rather $5,000. The remaining funds ($25,000) for that semester are not given to him. He essentially forfeits them.

It is

Who is better Mark Trumbo or Micheal Trout?

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