jimbobim said:
I believe Badler and Mcdaniels on Fangraphs have tweeted out/written on occasion that if he were in the draft he would be the number one pick no questions asked. As Snodgrass mentioned upthread they are over the international spending limit and won't be in the market for another couple of years anyway. I'd expect the yankees to try and overpay a bit in their bid so I'd imagine the bidding ends up in the 60 range rather than the more palatable 40-50 range. Regardless elite hitting talent is extremely hard to acquire and would really like to see it get done.
This guy is a prospect. Not a proven super star. If signing number were 60m then the team actually pays 120m(including 100% penalty) to get a prospect. They also should pay him as salary.