Report: Top Clemson signee Brock Porter agrees to deal with Rangers |
MLB insider Jon Heyman reported Thursday evening that Clemson baseball will indeed lose its top signee to the pros.
Star right-handed pitcher Brock Porter is reported to have agreed to a deal of close to $4 million after a fourth-round selection earlier this week. Porter was a two-time state Gatorade Player of the Year and three-time state champion and he earned National Gatorade Player of the Year this last campaign. The slot value for the 109th overall pick is $560,000, but the Rangers would be using bonus pool money to pay Porter like a first-rounder. He was rated the No. 7 overall prospect by Baseball America and the No. 11 overall prospect by MLB.com going into the draft. Clemson sophomore pitcher Geoffrey Gilbert is a current Tiger who is headed to the pros already as well with the New York Yankees. Rangers have a deal with Michigan HS pitcher Brock Porter for close to $4M (a bit under 4), well over slot for pick 109. It’s a coup for Texas. They were able to do that by getting Kumar Rocker for an under-slot $5.3M at No. 3 overall. Porter was ranked 7th by Baseball America.
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