Robbie Ray? (future MLB All-Star)

[woodrow hog call]

Did he sign with us and we lost him to the draft?

I have been thinking we should have a thread for all ex hogs or signees in  MLB.
Watched Blake Parker strike out the side in his only inning of work the other night.

[Hogs49ers]

Blake Parker is a buddy of mine, good guy.  Still in a group chat with him and play in a fantasy football league with him every year.  He is super competitive and 1 year we had our fantasy draft at 7pm and he tried logging into his ESPN account at about 6:55pm and could not remember his password, so he had asked the league commissioner to pause the draft until he could recover his password, so he put it to a vote within the league members and we all voted to proceed with the draft that it was his fault he was not better prepared haha.  However, that pissed him off so bad because it ended up autodrafting his first two picks, that he just left the draft room, sent his money in and didn't play the rest of the year (did not touch his lineup once).  He came back the next year and won the league.

He's also been balding really bad the last few years and is almost completely bald, so we have been giving him a hard time about that haha.

[ucahogfan]

That might have been the most frustrated I have ever heard DVH talk about a recruit who signed out of high school.

He was committed to Vandy, but DVH offered him a full scholly and he decided to sign with Arkansas.  Was a 12th round pick by the Nationals out of high school and floated a number to scouts of $1.5MM; however, he signed for under $800K.  It has worked out well for him since he is doing well in the big leagues and has elite strikeout stuff.

Just imagine adding him to a staff which had Stanek, Astin, Suggs, Sanburn, Baxendale, Moore, etc.

[Hatleyville454]

Did he sign with us and we lost him to the draft?

I have been thinking we should have a thread for all ex hogs or signees in  MLB.
Watched Blake Parker strike out the side in his only inning of work the other night.

I pulled this list together of active MLB players pretty quick so I probably missed some. These are former players and/or one time commits. If drafted from another school it is listed, as well as draft round and highest level of ball played to this point

Travis Wood (HS) - 2nd round, MLB
Craig Gentry - 10th round, MLB
Logan Forsythe - 1st round, MLB
Blake Parker - 16th round, MLB
Jalen Beeks - 12th round, AA
Dallas Keuchel - 7th round, MLB
Andy Wilkins - 5th round, MLB (Free Agent)
Brett Eibner - 2nd round, MLB
Zack Cox - 1st round, AAA
Bobby Bundy (HS) - 8th round, AAA
James McCann - 2nd round, MLB
DJ Baxendale - 10th round, AAA
Matt Reynolds - 2nd round, MLB
Justin O'Conner (HS) - 1st round, AA
Ryne Stanek - 1st round, MLB
Dominic Ficociello - 12th round, AA
Jared Lakind (HS) - 23rd round, AA
Robbie Ray (HS) - 12th round, MLB
Nolan Sanburn - 2nd round, AA
Barrett Astin - 3rd round, MLB
Jonathan Davis (UCA) - 15th round, AA
Brandon Nimmo (HS) - 1st round, MLB
Michael Fulmer (HS) - Comp A, MLB
Greg Bird (HS) - 5th round, MLB
Brian Anderson - 3rd round, AA
Jean Ramirez (Illinois State) - 28th round, Rookie
Connor Costello (Ok State) - 23rd round, Rookie
David Masters (Central Arizona JC) - 14th round, A
Ty Buttrey (HS) - 4th round, AA
Matt Reynolds - 2nd round, MLB
Teddy Stankiewicz (Seminole State) - 2nd round, AA
Trey Killian - 9th round, A
Colin Poche (Dallas Baptist) - 14th round, A
Trenton Hill (Lee University) - 34th round, A
James Teague - 37th round, A
Andrew Benintendi - 1st round, MLB
Dalton Moats (Delta State) - 15th round, A
Zach Jackson - 3rd round, A
Chris Falwell (Texas A&M-Corpus Christie) - 16th round, Rookie
Clark Eagan - 9th round, A
Michael Bernal - 29th round, A
Sam Hentges (HS) - 4th round, A
Keith Grieshaber (Jefferson CC) - 16th round, Rookie
Nathan Rodriguez (Cypress College) - 21st round, A
Cole Stobbe (HS) - 3rd round, Rookie
Ben Rortvedt (HS) - 2nd round, A
Tyler Benninghoff (HS) - 11th round, Rookie

[woodrow hog call]

Blake Parker is a buddy of mine, good guy.  Still in a group chat with him and play in a fantasy football league with him every year.  He is super competitive and 1 year we had our fantasy draft at 7pm and he tried logging into his ESPN account at about 6:55pm and could not remember his password, so he had asked the league commissioner to pause the draft until he could recover his password, so he put it to a vote within the league members and we all voted to proceed with the draft that it was his fault he was not better prepared haha.  However, that pissed him off so bad because it ended up autodrafting his first two picks, that he just left the draft room, sent his money in and didn't play the rest of the year (did not touch his lineup once).  He came back the next year and won the league.

That's pretty funny, he looked good the other night and the commentary was very high on him, glad to see he is still up there.
I still think he hit the longest home run that I have ever witnessed at Baum.

[woodrow hog call]

I pulled this list together of active MLB players pretty quick so I probably missed some. These are former players and/or one time commits. If drafted from another school it is listed, as well as draft round and highest level of ball played to this point

Travis Wood (HS) - 2nd round, MLB
Craig Gentry - 10th round, MLB
Logan Forsythe - 1st round, MLB
Blake Parker - 16th round, MLB
Jalen Beeks - 12th round, AA
Dallas Keuchel - 7th round, MLB
Andy Wilkins - 5th round, MLB (Free Agent)
Brett Eibner - 2nd round, MLB
Zack Cox - 1st round, AAA
Bobby Bundy (HS) - 8th round, AAA
James McCann - 2nd round, MLB
DJ Baxendale - 10th round, AAA
Matt Reynolds - 2nd round, MLB
Justin O'Conner (HS) - 1st round, AA
Ryne Stanek - 1st round, MLB
Dominic Ficociello - 12th round, AA
Jared Lakind (HS) - 23rd round, AA
Robbie Ray (HS) - 12th round, MLB
Nolan Sanburn - 2nd round, AA
Barrett Astin - 3rd round, MLB
Jonathan Davis (UCA) - 15th round, AA
Brandon Nimmo (HS) - 1st round, MLB
Michael Fulmer (HS) - Comp A, MLB
Greg Bird (HS) - 5th round, MLB
Brian Anderson - 3rd round, AA
Jean Ramirez (Illinois State) - 28th round, Rookie
Connor Costello (Ok State) - 23rd round, Rookie
David Masters (Central Arizona JC) - 14th round, A
Ty Buttrey (HS) - 4th round, AA
Matt Reynolds - 2nd round, MLB
Teddy Stankiewicz (Seminole State) - 2nd round, AA
Trey Killian - 9th round, A
Colin Poche (Dallas Baptist) - 14th round, A
Trenton Hill (Lee University) - 34th round, A
James Teague - 37th round, A
Andrew Benintendi - 1st round, MLB
Dalton Moats (Delta State) - 15th round, A
Zach Jackson - 3rd round, A
Chris Falwell (Texas A&M-Corpus Christie) - 16th round, Rookie
Clark Eagan - 9th round, A
Michael Bernal - 29th round, A
Sam Hentges (HS) - 4th round, A
Keith Grieshaber (Jefferson CC) - 16th round, Rookie
Nathan Rodriguez (Cypress College) - 21st round, A
Cole Stobbe (HS) - 3rd round, Rookie
Ben Rortvedt (HS) - 2nd round, A
Tyler Benninghoff (HS) - 11th round, Rookie

Nice job, thank you, I think this is a great reference as we get close to draft.
People have been discussing who we might lose to the draft, and this list proves how hard it is know ahead of time.

The example UCA gave is another reminder about how far off a guy might sign for from what he claims it will take to get him, before the draft.

Everything we hear from now til draft day needs to taken with a grain of salt.

[PintailKiller]

Brandon Nimmo (HS) - 1st round, MLB
Michael Fulmer (HS) - Comp A, MLB
Greg Bird (HS) - 5th round, MLB

Would have loved to see what the Hogs could've done with these 3 on the Hill.  Dreams of times gone by.

[rmcchris]

Robbie Ray is from my high school here in the Nashville area (Brentwood).  Great person and great parents.  He was going to AR until the very last day.  Unexpectedly he was offered the 800k and about on the last possible day. Way over his draft slot for signing money and he changed his mind.  He and his family are a class act.

[Bruinstyle2001]

Can someone remind me what the name was of the Arkansas recruit that signed a minor league contract, never cashed his signing bonus nor pitched, and then tried to get back his amateur status unsuccessfully?

I believe this was in the mid-2000s.

[PintailKiller]

Can someone remind me what the name was of the Arkansas recruit that signed a minor league contract, never cashed his signing bonus nor pitched, and then tried to get back his amateur status unsuccessfully?

I believe this was in the mid-2000s.

Kyle Hancock 2008 signee I think

[TebowHater]

The amount of high-quality information / knowledge in this thread is incredible. Poster-board material of what EI is. Thanks to all for the good info.

[Bruinstyle2001]

Kyle Hancock 2008 signee I think

That's the one -- he was a 2005 3rd round draftee of Colorado Rockies.  Apparently, after sitting out three years he went and tried rookie ball for 2009 and 2010 with lukewarm success.  Thanks!

[Amityvillehogger]

Brandon Nimmo (HS) - 1st round, MLB
Michael Fulmer (HS) - Comp A, MLB
Greg Bird (HS) - 5th round, MLB

Would have loved to see what the Hogs could've done with these 3 on the Hill.  Dreams of times gone by.

Kyle Hancock 2008 signee I think

I remember these guys. Hate the fact that we lost them.

A few more -

Dillon Howard
Yaron Peters (went to SC because of a transfer grade)
Dustin Moseley