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According to a report from the West Central Tribune in Minnesota, 9th round pick third baseman Jordan Smith signed with the Indians on Sunday.
The Indians are following 41st round pick outfielder Brian Ruiz out in summer ball, and it appears that if any deal is reached with him it will not come until close to the August 15th signing deadline.
Speaking of the deadline, do not expect any overslot deal to be announced until close to August 15th. A few may trickle in before then, but the majority should come either on the deadline date or during the week leading up to it. A lot of times the players are already signed but Major League Baseball will have the player and club sit on the signing until MLB approves it closer to the deadline.
As one player drafted in the past few years who was signed well before the deadline told me: “There are so many factors that come into play with that. The [Indians] have the commissioner’s office they have to deal with, and sometimes it is not about finding an agreement it is just waiting on that or waiting for guys drafted right around you to sign. I think it would be a lot easier if they could just get the deal approved to get guys out playing or maybe have some kind of plan. It is just so hard as you don't know when everybody is going to sign. I can understand because I had to wait a whole summer just hanging around the house and working a little bit even tough I knew I was signed."
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