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Angels Agree To Terms With Sean Newcomb

By Steve Adams | July 18, 2014 at 9:28am CDT

The Angels and first-round pick Sean Newcomb have agreed to terms, according Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times tweets that the exact figure is a $2,518,400 signing bonus. That number was the maximum amount of money the Halos could allot to Newcomb without exceeding their bonus pool. Newcomb was advised by and is now a client of the Legacy Agency.

The 6’5″, 240-pound Newcomb was electric for the University of Hartford this season, posting an 8-2 record with a pristine 1.25 ERA and a 106-to-38 K/BB ratio in 93 1/3 innings of work. Opponents hit just .162 against him in 2014, albeit in a relatively weak college conference.

Newcomb fell to the Halos with the 15th overall pick — a spot at which the Angels assumed the left-hander would be off the board, scouting director Ric Wilson told DiGiovanna. Newcomb’s No. 15 overall slot comes with a value of $2,475,600, according to Baseball America, meaning he received about $42K over slot to sign with the Angels.

The Angels probably weren’t the only ones surprised to see Newcomb on the board with their pick. Keith Law of ESPN ranked Newcomb as the No. 7 prospect in this year’s draft, while Jonathan Mayo and Jim Callis of MLB.com ranked him ninth, and Baseball America ranked him 11th. Law notes that many will compare him to Sean Manaea — another big lefty with good velocity from a weak conference. Newcomb’s upside might not be quite as high, Law writes, but his fastball consistently touched 96 mph, and his command improved in 2014 as well. BA notes that his breaking pitch varies between curveball and slider, but most scouts think his curve will be the better pitch. BA and Law both feel his changeup can be an average third offering, though he hasn’t used it often to this point.

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  1. Rally Weimaraner

    11 years ago

    Welcome the Angels new #1 prospect.

    Reply
    • Yamsi12

      11 years ago

      Great! Finally signed!!!

      Reply
    • Encarnacion's Parrot

      11 years ago

      The Newcomber.

      Yeah, I’ll use it until it catches on.

      Reply
  2. ocsportsgeek

    11 years ago

    so now we flip w/ every other piece we have for Price, Right?

    I kid, I kid…

    Reply
  3. Daniel Rajan

    11 years ago

    This guy is gonna be a stud.

    Reply
  4. tesseract

    11 years ago

    Steve good article although I would refrain from using the “relatively weak” college conference out of respect for the players in that league

    Reply
  5. BK

    11 years ago

    Angels could have two long-term power lefties in the rotation between Skaggs and Newcombe. Good Look JeDi.

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