Hi, my 4th round pick is demanding $3.25 Mil, I cant decide whether or not he's worth it. There's a chance he will reject it, says he was offered several DI scholarships and hasn't made up his mind. Here are his ratings:

General & Fielding Ratings
Event	Season	Height	Weight	OV	RA	GL	AS	AA	PC	DU	HE	SP	PA	TP	MK
Current	-	5-10	207	47	20	14	26	25	9	56	64	54	41	25	87
Projected	-	5-11	218	66	27	19	32	38	12	69	71	58	61	25	91

Batting & Pitching Ratings
Event	Season	CN	PW	LH	RH	BE	BR	BU	PP	ST	CT	LH	RH	VE	GB	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5
Current	-	14	1	17	8	24	9	51	64	30	57	45	44	27	46	71	48	25	0	0
Projected	-	23	3	33	9	30	18	90	71	37	77	63	65	31	50	84	62	41	0	0

save your money.

What's your INTL scouting budget? The odds of you finding anyone comparable for $3.25m are pretty low, unless you're in a world where everyone ignores Internationals.

True, but that $3.25m can be in addition to other money that he can bid on an IFA.  It can put him over the top for a winning bid.

Here's what I did in a similar situation.  Don't make the offer now.  Hold onto the money and see if a better prospect comes along in IFA.  If by the end of the regular season you haven't seen anybody else worth signing, then offer this guy the money.

I did that with a second round pick who wanted over $5m on a second demand after refusing his first demand.  I wasn't really high on him., so I held back, knowing that I had a Type D in my pocket at worst.  No decent IFA's came along, so I gave him the $5m after the regular season concluded.

Posted by tecwrg on 4/7/2011 8:17:00 AM (view original):
True, but that $3.25m can be in addition to other money that he can bid on an IFA.  It can put him over the top for a winning bid.

Here's what I did in a similar situation.  Don't make the offer now.  Hold onto the money and see if a better prospect comes along in IFA.  If by the end of the regular season you haven't seen anybody else worth signing, then offer this guy the money.

I did that with a second round pick who wanted over $5m on a second demand after refusing his first demand.  I wasn't really high on him., so I held back, knowing that I had a Type D in my pocket at worst.  No decent IFA's came along, so I gave him the $5m after the regular season concluded.

Good call, this is exactly what you should do in this case

But wont said prospect have lost some of his mojo by not playing all year?  Isnt it worth while waiting for next seasons type D in this situation?  Though I suppose that $5 mill you spent would have been completely wasted if you didnt spend it....

I wasted half a season of development.  Not that big a deal, becasue he developed just fine after that.  He finally made it to the majors this season, and currently is overperforming with an .883 OPS in his first 48 games.

Steven Washington

Posted by tecwrg on 4/7/2011 8:17:00 AM (view original):
True, but that $3.25m can be in addition to other money that he can bid on an IFA.  It can put him over the top for a winning bid.

Here's what I did in a similar situation.  Don't make the offer now.  Hold onto the money and see if a better prospect comes along in IFA.  If by the end of the regular season you haven't seen anybody else worth signing, then offer this guy the money.

I did that with a second round pick who wanted over $5m on a second demand after refusing his first demand.  I wasn't really high on him., so I held back, knowing that I had a Type D in my pocket at worst.  No decent IFA's came along, so I gave him the $5m after the regular season concluded.

great idea! thanks

Posted by greeny9 on 4/7/2011 9:07:00 AM (view original):
But wont said prospect have lost some of his mojo by not playing all year?  Isnt it worth while waiting for next seasons type D in this situation?  Though I suppose that $5 mill you spent would have been completely wasted if you didnt spend it....

Does a 4th round pick qualify for a type D pick? I didn't think so.

Besides, you have to offer the player's initial demands to get the Type D pick anyway.

Posted by torrone on 4/9/2011 8:05:00 PM (view original):

Posted by greeny9 on 4/7/2011 9:07:00 AM (view original):
But wont said prospect have lost some of his mojo by not playing all year?  Isnt it worth while waiting for next seasons type D in this situation?  Though I suppose that $5 mill you spent would have been completely wasted if you didnt spend it....

Does a 4th round pick qualify for a type D pick? I didn't think so.

Thought it was anything through the fifth round.