June 12, 2012
Reds sign number one pick Nick Travieso
The news is breaking that the Cincinnati Reds have signed their first round draft pick of the 2012 draft, Nick Travieso.
The Florida high school right-hander, who was ranked No. 32 on MLB.com’s Draft Top 100 prior to the Draft, will sign for $2 million. That is below the assigned value for the pick, $2.375 million.
The news comes from the MLB Pro Blog: Big, Bald, and Beautiful. If the information is as reputable as the blog title’s description of the author, then tomorrow, we can expect an official announcement about Travieso’s signing.