UPDATE (06/23/2009 1:09 pm EST):
Folgia has in fact signed with the Indians, and should report to Mahoning Valley or the Arizona League team soon. He is listed as a shortstop by the Indians. The actual signing amount was $100K and not the $150K rumored in the linked article. An official press release from the Indians should be coming soon on the signing.
Update (06/23/2009 11:00 am ST):
There is a report in a Philadelphia area newspaper that Indians 40th round pick SS Greg Folgia has signed with the Indians for $150K. He was a junior at the University of Missouri, and it was felt that he would return there for his senior season to improve his draft standing and bonus he would potentially receive.
Here is the report from the PhillyBurbs.com (special thanks to Doug R. for the head's up):
According to several local baseball sources, former Christopher Dock standout Greg Folgia signed with the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. Folgia, who was selected in the 40th round of the June 9 amateur draft, just finished his junior season at the University of Missouri.
"He called me on Sunday and said he signed with the Indians," said Quakertown Blazers first-year manager Clay Kuklick, who had hoped to have Folgia play for the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League team for a second season. Folgia was a first-team All-Big 12 Conference selection as an outfielder after hitting .326 with a team-best 12 home runs and 70 RBI. Missouri advanced to the NCAA Tournament in each of Folgia's three seasons.
The 5-foot-10 inch, 190-pound Folgia told the Columbia (Mo.) Tribune last Friday that the Indians had offered him $150,000 and that he hoped to have his mind made up about signing by early July.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Folgia Signs With Indians
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2 comments:
So...is he a SS or an OFer? Listed as a SS, but then says he was an all Big12 as an OFer....
Here is what BA had to say. We may have gotten a steal in the 40th round:
Though he's undersized at 5-foot-10 and 194 pounds, Greg Folgia swung the biggest bat in the Missouri lineup this season, hitting .326 with team highs in homers (12) and RBIs (70). Folgia, a switch-hitter who won the Atlantic Collegiate League batting title last summer at .388, has gap power and uses his average speed well on the bases. A center fielder in college, he may not be quick enough to play there in pro ball and could return to second base, where he played as a sophomore. He spent most of his freshman season as a pitcher and does have a strong arm, with a fastball clocked up to 92 mph.
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