Baseball America's Jim Callis is reporting that 6-167 pick Jacob Nottingham signed for $300,000. Slot for the pick was $270,200. Nottingham is the first pick to sign for over slot thus far.
This means that the Astros are now $2,500 over their bonus pool allotment for the picks they have announced (with signing bonuses, anyway).
Signings announced with bonuses:
4-107: Conrad Gregor: $481,900 (+/- $0)
6-167: Jacob Nottingham: $300,000 (+ $29,800)
7-197: James Ramsay: $175,000 (-$27,300)
8-227: Jason Martin: $159,700 (+/- $0)
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
