<![CDATA[Deadspin: Amateur Draft]]> http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: Amateur Draft]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/amateur draft http://deadspin.com/tag/amateur draft <![CDATA[This Is What The NCAA Asks Baseball Recruits When They Are Drafted]]> The MLB Amateur Draft is unique in that sometimes, the players ignore that they've been drafted and head off to college for three years. That doesn't mean the NCAA doesn't suspect these kids of breaking the rules. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5619708&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Suddenly, Everyone's Saying Mean Things About Bryce Harper]]> Kevin Goldstein talked to some baseball-types about Chosen Person Bryce Harper, and good lord do they sound like a couple high school girls passing around a slam book. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5522460&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Nationals Sign Strasburg At The Buzzer; Anti-Boras Demagoguing To Begin Shortly]]> The Nationals locked up the best pitching prospect ever with 77 seconds to spare, and Scott Boras once again nudged the whole draft right up to the point of going tilt. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5339742&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[America's Verdict On Bud Selig's Draft Performance: "Boring LOL"]]> Poor Bud Selig can't walk in front of a camera without inspiring a visceral sort of loathing among, well, everyone. Case in point: last night, the baseball amateur draft's primetime debut. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5286114&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Tigers Draft What's Left Of Austin Wood]]> With the 150th pick, Detroit selects Austin Wood, the kid who threw 169 pitches in an NCAA regional. He will be optioned immediately to Dr. James Andrews' waiting room. [MLB.com] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5285998&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Why Scott Boras Isn't As Evil As You Think He Is]]> Tomorrow, Scott Boras begins the process of jimmying a record bonus out of the Nationals on behalf of Stephen Strasburg. Let's dispense with the usual frog-raining about baseball's superagent and see him for what he is: Scott Boras, labor revolutionary. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5283119&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Why Rick Porcello Matters]]> Rick Porcello won his fifth straight start yesterday, which ensured the 20-year-old a long season of being inaptly compared to Doc Gooden. He'll probably finish the year reminding everyone of Zach Duke instead, but there's a reason to hope he doesn't, and it has to do with the amateur draft. More »
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