Odds & Ends: Red Sox, Matzek, Mets, Helm

I think we're in the eye of the draft storm, because things suddenly got quiet…

• Baseball America's Jim Callis reports that the Red Sox have signed ninth rounder Kendal Volz for $550K. Volz was considered a first round talent coming into the year, but a down season at Baylor dropped his stock.
• Troy Renck of The Denver Post notes that Rockies first rounder Tyler Matzek didn't attend classes at Oregon today, an indication that he's interested in signing. Renck says it's hard to believe he'd sign for less than the $2.875MM Shelby Miller got from the Cardinals.
• The Mets are "still haggling" with top pick Steven Matz, according to SI.com's Jon Heyman.
• The Diamondbacks signed seventh rounder Matt Helm for $500,000, according to Callis.
• Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus writes that there is "very little optimism right now coming out of clubs with unsigned picks." He estimates that we're looking at as many as six first rounders going unsigned by the midnight deadline.
• Make sure you check out our list of the first round picks who have signed to stay up to date with all the goings on of the draft.
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