The Toronto Blue Jays made history in a strange way yesterday as they signed 12th round pick outfielder Blaine Bullard to the largest contract ever given to this late of a pick in the MLB draft.
The Blue Jays announced that they signed their first round pic, Shortstop Jojo Parker to $600,000 under his slot value which many believe the Blue Jays could use towards multiple drafted players.
Blue Jays sign Blaine Bullard to $1.2 million contract
The shocking news was announced late last night when the Blue Jays signed Bullard to the largest contract for a 12th round pick ever as they agreed to a $1.697 million contract.
Instead, the Blue Jays were so high on him that, per MLB.com, they signed him to a $1.697 million bonus. Per the site, it is the largest bonus ever given to a 12th round selection. -Postins
The slot value for Bullard as a 12th round pick is $150,000 which would have not counted towards their draft bonus pool but now this amount will unfortunately.
Teams like the Blue Jays are free to pay picks after the 10th round whatever they want. But Toronto could have signed Bullard to a $150,000 deal and it would not have counted toward their draft bonus poll. -Postins
According to reports, Bullard planned on going to Texas A&M next season and the reason for the offer was to lure him away from college which seems to have worked with that massive deal.
Bullard was committed to Texas A&M and that commitment was considered a strong one until the Blue Jays stepped up with an offer. -Postins
Clearly the Blue Jays have some big plans for Bullard with the amount they signed him for and hopefully they are right if not this will end up being a very costly mistake.
Source: SI.com
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Was this way too much money to pay Blaine Bullard?
