Carsen Kelly

[RanDux]

http://www.oregonlive.com/mlb/index.ssf ... draft.html

I would be shocked if he actually ever plays for us, but time will tell.

[UOducksTK1]

http://www.oregonlive.com/mlb/index.ssf ... draft.html

I would be shocked if he actually ever plays for us, but time will tell.

Even my optimistic view says see ya... I would love for him to play for the ducks, but I am not going to get excited about. Sick of recruits breaking my heart lol.

[oregontrack]

sure would look good out there as a replacement for aaron jones in the outfield.

[RanDux]

sure would look good out there as a replacement for aaron jones in the outfield.

Is Aaron Jones going somewhere? He's one of our better bats.

[pdxduck]

Surprisingly Kelly didn't get picked in the first 60 picks today. Either teams cooled due to performance or they felt he was a risk to pick because he wants to play college ball. The chances he plays in Eugene sure got a lot better tonight.

As for Jones he might be back but is draft eligible.

[cordy02c]

Jones is a draft eligible sophmore because of his age

[oregontrack]

yep. like jack marder last year.

well, selfishly (for us) i suppose it's good that kelly wasn't taken today. but most projections i saw had him going in the supplemental round or early in the 2nd, so he's still within the range he was expected to go in. if he truly believes he's a first round talent maybe he'll stick with us and earn it in college. seeing us play in omaha sure wouldn't hurt our chances...

[pdxduck]

Kelly goes #86 to the St. Louis Cardinals.

[UOducksTK1]

Kelly goes #86 to the St. Louis Cardinals.

There's hope. What kind of range does a pick like that make?

[greenyellow]

Kelly goes #86 to the St. Louis Cardinals.

There's hope. What kind of range does a pick like that make?

The Oregonian had it at just over $574K, which is good money, but not exactly money that would ensure he signs with them.

[UOducksTK1]

Kelly goes #86 to the St. Louis Cardinals.

There's hope. What kind of range does a pick like that make?

The Oregonian had it at just over $574K, which is good money, but not exactly money that would ensure he signs with them.

Yeah, that's a really good sign. I really thought he would be a top 40 lock, so this is good.

[uostudent]

Kelly goes #86 to the St. Louis Cardinals.

There's hope. What kind of range does a pick like that make?

The Oregonian had it at just over $574K, which is good money, but not exactly money that would ensure he signs with them.

Yeah, that's a really good sign. I really thought he would be a top 40 lock, so this is good.

St. Louis took a lower-tier guy in the compensation round. Wouldn't be surprised if the Cardinals offer closer to $800k-$1 million to Kelly. Unfortunately, I think he's gone.

[greenyellow]

Kelly goes #86 to the St. Louis Cardinals.

There's hope. What kind of range does a pick like that make?

The Oregonian had it at just over $574K, which is good money, but not exactly money that would ensure he signs with them.

Yeah, that's a really good sign. I really thought he would be a top 40 lock, so this is good.

St. Louis took a lower-tier guy in the compensation round. Wouldn't be surprised if the Cardinals offer closer to $800k-$1 million to Kelly. Unfortunately, I think he's gone.

They can't offer more since each draft position is slotted for a certain amount of money, and at #86, that pick is slated for $574,300.

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/index. ... s_wes.html

Looks as if he's going to decide by week's end so we'll know pretty quickly.

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/index. ... n_kel.html

[RanDux]

Kelly goes #86 to the St. Louis Cardinals.

There's hope. What kind of range does a pick like that make?

The Oregonian had it at just over $574K, which is good money, but not exactly money that would ensure he signs with them.

Yeah, that's a really good sign. I really thought he would be a top 40 lock, so this is good.

St. Louis took a lower-tier guy in the compensation round. Wouldn't be surprised if the Cardinals offer closer to $800k-$1 million to Kelly. Unfortunately, I think he's gone.

They can't offer more since each draft position is slotted for a certain amount of money, and at #86, that pick is slated for $574,300.

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/index. ... s_wes.html

Looks as if he's going to decide by week's end so we'll know pretty quickly.

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/index. ... n_kel.html

Greenyellow, from your second link it sounds like they can offer more, but are unlikely to offer substantially more:

"The assigned signing bonus slot for the No. 86 pick is $574,300, a number that can be negotiated, but is unlikely to considerably rise."

From the way Kelly talks, the Ducks are still a very real possibility:

"Because the signing bonus isn’t a substantially life-changing amount of money, Kelly said his decision 'is definitely tougher. It’s a step in the process. I hope to see what happens and I’ll make a decision with my family.'"

He has really enjoyed his visits to UO.

[Duck24]

Easy to say that 550+K isn't a lot of money/life altering money when it isn't your money lol. Say he suffers a serious injury (acl, tommy john etc), he probably wouldn't sniff 550k signing bonus. Kid has a difficult decision to make.