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Matt Costello owns a cool record:

Adam McCalvy recaps the signings so far:

The deadline is the 17th this year because the 15th is a Saturday.

I think they view Dillard as more of a starter long-term than we think/thought they did.

I was fortunate enough to be able to interview Eric Arnett today.

I just asked him about it and he confirmed it. EDIT: Though an FSU guy just sent me an email saying that McDaniel is "very tight" with the subscription website that reported the offer, intimating that perhaps there's some deception going on. Oh well, we'll find out soon enough. Doesn't sound like he would sign for $800k anyway.

http://www.tallahassee.com/gcicommonfiles/sr/graphics/common/adlabel_horz.gifFSU football recruit Jacobbi McDaniel selected in MLB draft Aimee Sachs Jacobbi McDaniel was relaxing in bed at his Madison County home Thursday afternoon when he heard the news about being selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 33rd round of the MLB Amateur Draft. The FSU-bound defensive tackle and third basemen was just hearing the news of his selection for the first time when he was reached for comment. "I was?" McDaniel exclaimed. "I (didn't) even know." Indeed, McDaniel had been in touch with a scout from the Brewers, but said he did not expect to be drafted because of his plans to play football and baseball at Florida State. McDaniel was the 1,006th overall pick. "Just the fact that I got selected in the MLB draft period -- I'm shocked," McDaniel said. http://cmsimg.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=CD&Date=20090611&Category=FSU06&ArtNo=90611005&Ref=AR&Profile=1001&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0 Madison County's Jacobbi McDaniel watches as his hit clears the Florida High center field fence for his 12th home run of the season in their Class 3A District 3 championship game Thursday, April 30, 2009 in Tallahassee, Fla. (PHIL SEARS/Democrat files)

I'll have a very interesting interview with 26th-rounder Lex Rutledge up soon.

Somebody likes Pokorny, at least. Sporting News blogger Michael Huang: His coach at Kent State is optimistic Pokorny will sign:

Baseball America on Richard Stock:

Yeah, I found the Meyer tidbit by accident while looking up stuff about Richard Stock.

Jonathan Meyer, the sole draftee in the supplemental third round (#111 overall to the Astros), was at the workout.

Baseball draft should be well-Stocked with talent Rhiannon Potkey The Stock market is open for this week's Major League Baseball Amateur Draft and teams have a chance to double their investment. Brothers Robert and Richard Stock are eligible to be drafted this year for the first time and both are expected to be selected. The Agoura High products, who are 14 months apart in age, have enjoyed being travel companions during their pre-draft workouts. "There has been kind of a brotherly competition going on," Agoura senior Richard Stock said. "We have been trying to motivate each other and hit bigger home runs in batting practice. It has been really fun to play together for the first time since we were like 12." The Stocks are two of several area high school and college players who should hear their names called once the draft begins today. Robert Stock, a USC junior, joins a list of college prospects that includes Arizona junior pitcher Jason Stoffel (Agoura), Oklahoma junior shortstop Bryant Hernandez (St. Bonaventure) and UC Irvine senior infielder Ben Orloff (Simi Valley) among others. Richard Stock joins Bryan Berglund of Royal, Jonathan Meyer of Simi Valley and Jack Marder of Newbury Park as Marmonte League prospects on the radar. ... The Stocks are both catchers and pitchers. Robert, 19, was projected as a first-round pick in the 2007 draft, but opted to leave Agoura after his junior year and enroll at USC a year early. After Robert batted .226 and finished 5-4 with a 2.90 ERA this season, most projections have him being taken between the third and fifth rounds. Richard, 18, has committed to USC and knows there is a possibility of being teammates with his brother in college next season. "It would be interesting if we both went to USC," Richard said. "He wants to catch, so if the team likes him as a pitcher and takes him, he might want to go back to school." Despite their double draft potential, the Stocks don't have any plans for an extended draft party at their Westlake Village home. "We are probably just going to go to the field and hit," Richard said.

From last July: Premium Stock Dave Perkin Perhaps the most fascinating storyline of the 2009 Draft has begun to develop in Southern California, courtesy of the Stock brothers. Robert Stock of USC, currently playing in the Cape Cod League, has long been one of the premier prospects in the country. A catcher (and occasional pitcher) blessed with a howitzer for an arm and a powerful lefthanded bat, Robert has spent his youth drawing raves from scouts and collecting an attic full of shiny gold-plated trophies. Younger brother Richard, of Agoura High in Southern Califronia, has quietly spent his amateur career in Robert's shadow, popping up in random showcase events and inevitably being referred to as "Stock's brother." Richard Stock enjoyed a breakthrough performance Monday at the Milwaukee Brewers Area Code Tryout Camp at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Calif. A 6-foot-3, 185-pound lefthanded hitting catcher, Richard began his coming out party by blasting several home runs in a wood bat batting practice, lofting balls comfortably into the netting atop the right field fence. He followed that display by rifling a series of clothes line throws down to second base in pre game, easily clocking bewteen 1.85 and 1.90 on his deliveries. For an encore, Richard drove a long one hop double off of the left field fence during the simulated game. The only flaw in Richard's game is his 7.29 speed. Not a single scout was concerned. One was heard to observe: "Cindy Crawford has a mole. Nobody's perfect." Richard Stock's effort in Costa Mesa no doubt established him as one of the premier high school Prospects in the nation, and he is possibly the top prep backstop. Both Robert and Richard Stock are draft eligible in 2009. This fact figures to generate a Rubik's cube style conundrum in the upcoming draft season: Which Stock item do scouts like best? Let the arguments-and they promise to be vehement-begin. The two day Area Code preliminary event, held on Monday and Tuesday July 7 and 8, got off to a colorful start. College coaches flocked together, dressed in the de rigueur assistant coach outfit: Polo shirts in school colors and emblazoned with the team logo; tan or khaki colored shorts; brand name cross trainers worn with white ankle socks. One bold assistant coach strayed from the pack by wearing a migraine inducing pair of kaleidoscope patterned black and gray plaid shorts. Our hero is to commended for his independence, but certainly not for his fashion sense. Scouts experiencing a temporary reprieve from their summer pro coverage gathered in bunches and compared their success, or lack of success, in the recently concluded 2008 draft. Each day's festivities began with the 60-yard dash, run across the outfield at OCC. The track was a cow pasture on the first day, with the turf being thick, clumpy, uneven and moist. Most coaches and scouts disregarded the Monday 60 times, or chopped at least .20 seconds off their readings to compensate. The good folks at OCC mowed the grass and dried out the field before Tuesday's actvities. Outfield, infield, catcher's POP times and wood bat BP completed the morning sessions. After a lunch break, a simulated game permitted each pitcher to show his stuff, or lack thereof. Several Players, many of them previoulsy unknown, played brilliantly. Reports on several of those players will be posted to our Prospects Plus section over the next few days. There was no question that the star of this event was Richard Stock. Both Robert and Richard Stock have the potential to become wealthy young men next June. If they are entreprenurial types, the brothers can pool their funds and start a company to manufacture custom bats: Wood Stock.

The Brewers drafted Robert Stock's brother, Richard, in the 45th round.

More on Richardson:

Our first signing! Sulphur resident Josh Prince signs with the Brewers Staff Reports Sulphur, La. - After years of hard work, one Sulphur resident realized his dream on Tuesday, as Josh Prince was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the third round (105th overall) of the Major League Baseball draft. "It is a dream come true," Prince said. "I am still on cloud nine. "I like how they handle the system with the younger guys. It is a great place for me to be." Prince was drafted as a shortstop and recently finished his second season for the Tulane University Green Wave. He will have a just a few days to celebrate before heading off to Helena, Montana on Sunday to play for the Helen Brewers of the Pioneer League. Helena is a Rookie Affiliate of the Brewers. Prince said that he would be attending a mini-camp for about a week before the start of the Pioneer League season. Prince (6'3", 195lbs) spent last summer playing for the Green Bay Bullfrogs in the Northwood League in Wisconsin. Prince was an All-Star shortstop for the Bullfrogs in 2008 while leading the Bullfrogs with 37 runs, seven triples and 20 stolen bases while batting .317. He received the Rawlings Big Stick award for being the top shortstop in the Northwood League. He is coming off a solid 2009 season for the Green Wave after batting .353 with 15 doubles, four triples, six home runs, 31 RBIs and 48 stolen bases. Prince's 48 stolen bases put him a tie for first in the nation. Prince was a two-time All-State selection in his four years at Barbe High School in Lake Charles. The 2006 graduate played both shortstop and pitcher for the Bucs and still holds the record for most saves in a season (5) and career (12) at Barbe. Out of high school, Prince played one season for the University of Texas while earning Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American honors before transferring to Tulane. http://www.sulphurdailynews.com/archive/x124625005/g13c000ad39822e7692d80d748d3d1b204931b931adc101.jpg Josh Prince (Center) wraps up paper work on Wednesday after being drafted by the Miwaukee Brewers in the third round of the MLB draft. Pictured with with Prince is (L-R) his agent Bobby Straface, his mother Cathy Prince, Brewers scout Jeremy Booth (sitting), his father B.B. Prince and his brother Dooley Prince.

Sounds like Sean Halton will sign:

And cue brewjihad in 3...2...

Jacobbi McDaniel drafted, but still plans to play football for FSU Andrew Carter The Milwaukee Brewers have selected Jacobbi McDaniel, one of the most touted football players in the Seminoles' incoming recruiting class, in the 33rd round (1006th overall pick) of the Major League Baseball Draft. McDaniel was considered among the best defensive tackle prospects in the nation and also was a standout baseball player at Madison County High School. The question now, of course, is how likely is it that McDaniel chooses to play professional baseball instead of football at Florida State? And to get an answer to that question, I spoke to the man himself. McDaniel told me moments ago that he told the scouts that he wasn't likely to pass up the chance to play football at FSU. "To be getting drafted, it was a good thing because I was talking to the scouts before [the draft] and I told them I wasn't going to go baseball but to get drafted, that's a good thing," McDaniel said. "… I had told them that but they told me that I still earned the right to be drafted. For that to happen, it's a good thing." McDaniel said he will report to Florida State next week, along with the rest of the incoming freshmen. He said he anticipates playing football but that he'll keep his options open should he receive a particularly lucrative offer to play baseball. To pass up the chance to play football at FSU, McDaniel said he'd have to be offered $1.5 million to sign with the Brewers. "They said they couldn't do it," McDaniel said. Nonetheless, he said he was honored just to be drafted. He finished his senior season at Madison County with a .489 batting average. He hit 12 home runs and drove in 55 runs.

We got Cullen Sexton back. Nice to see.

Henderson was signed specifically to be the veteran bullpen presence in Wisconsin. I don't see him getting promoted.

7 area players drafted Michael Lewis The phone rang in the Burgos house in Cayey, Puerto Rico, a little earlier than expected Wednesday morning. But no one minded the intrusion. When a family member is selected in the draft by a major league team, the phone's going to ring all day, anyway. Former Bethune-Cookman ace Hiram Burgos was ecstatic when the Milwaukee Brewers called, informing the right-hander he was a sixth-round draft pick of the club. Burgos, who had an outstanding career with the Wildcats, was taken earlier than most experts figured, and became the highest B-CU player drafted in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft since Mark Woodyard in 2000. "I'm definitely surprised. As soon as we saw my name (on the computer) everybody was screaming and jumping up and down and making all kinds of noise," Burgos said. "I had a feeling it would be Milwaukee, but not that fast. It's incredible." Burgos, who went 6-3 with a 3.74 ERA for the Wildcats this spring, was one of seven area players chosen Wednesday in Day 2 of the Draft.

Drama! The Brewers apparently had agreed to draft Keyvius Sampson at #39 but backed out:

SDSU pitcher Thielbar picked up by Brewers Terry Vandrovec The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is going to have to find itself a new summer intern - Caleb Thielbar has landed another job. While entering data Wednesday at his St. Paul, Minn., office, the South Dakota State senior pitcher - a wildlife and fisheries major - was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 18th round of the Major League Baseball Draft. The 6-foot, 180-pound lefty will report to a rookie camp sometime in the next week before being assigned to a minor league affiliate, likely in Phoenix or Helena, Mont. Frankly, Thielbar doesn't care where he's sent. Just being selected was a dream come true for a 22-year-old from a town of 350 people (Randolph, Minn.) and a fledgling NCAA Division I program. He does not have an agent and doesn't plan on hiring one. "It was pretty great," Thielbar said. "It's hard to even expect it. I don't really believe it. You see your name on there and it's like, wow." In the days leading up to the event, Jackrabbits coach Ritchie Price wasn't certain that Thielbar would be chosen at all in the three-day, 50-round event and contact with five interested clubs slowed. Meanwhile, Thielbar had been led to believe that he wouldn't go any higher than the 25th-30th rounds. But Milwaukee pulled the trigger with the 556th overall pick. Price said scouts liked that Thielbar is left-handed, throws in the 88-92 mph range - an increase of about 10 mph from when he arrived in Brookings - and has solid command of his off-speed pitches. Thielbar went 5-8 as a senior with a 5.44 ERA and school record-tying 100 strikeouts in 87 2/3 innings, tying a school record. He also set program marks for career starts (44) and innings pitched (274), but most likely projects as a reliever at the pro level. "The 18th round - that's great for him because the higher you're picked the more of a priority you are for the organization," said Price, an 18th-round pick out of Kansas in 2006. "He's picked high enough where he should get a big opportunity to advance." And he's coming out of a program that is developing prospects on a more regular basis. After producing only one major league pick in the previous 20 years, the Jacks have had at least one player drafted three years in a row and another signed as a free agent. Thielbar sought out his former teammates in short order Wednesday - after breaking the news to his boss, of course. "It at least puts us on the map I would think," he said. "There's a lot of programs out there that don't get anyone taken most years."