Climbing Tal's Hill » USC http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 24 May 2013 19:30:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Astros Sign 4th Round Pick Rio Ruiz http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/06/24/astros-sign-4th-round-pick-rio-ruiz/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/06/24/astros-sign-4th-round-pick-rio-ruiz/#comments Sun, 24 Jun 2012 12:46:33 +0000 Brian Hamilton http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=4021 The Astros have agreed to terms with fourth-round pick 3B Rio Ruiz on a $1.85 million contract. He will forego his scholarship to USC and instead begin his pro career with the Houston Astros. His bonus is the biggest thus far compared to assigned pick value in the 2012 draft, coming in at $1,489,800 over the [...]

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]]> The Astros have agreed to terms with fourth-round pick 3B Rio Ruiz on a $1.85 million contract. He will forego his scholarship to USC and instead begin his pro career with the Houston Astros. His bonus is the biggest thus far compared to assigned pick value in the 2012 draft, coming in at $1,489,800 over the $360,200 allocated for the 129th overall pick. As Alex and I both said in our podcast last week, signing Ruiz was almost a foregone conclusion as the club continues to put an emphasis on the draft and player development while getting their farm system back to normalcy.

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