Keith Law and Jason Churchill from espn.com were monitoring the signings going down on the deadline to sign 2009 draft picks. Let's recap of what happened.

For a full list of all of the 1st round signings, click here.

The deadline for players to sign is August 17, 2009

#1 Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals - After plenty of speculation that he would not sign, Strasburg inked a $15M signing bonus, the highest in MLB history.
#2 Dustin Ackley, Seattle Mariners - Signed for $7.5M. His deal was at first thought to be $9.5, but those early reports were erroneous.
#3 Donovan Tate, San Diego Padres - Instead of going back to UNC to play football, Tate signed with the Padres for $6.25M
#6 Zach Wheeler, San Francisco Giant - Signed for $3.3M.
#9 Jacob Turner, Detroit Tigers - Was looking for Rick Porcello-like money and got close to it - signed for $5.5M
#11 Tyler Matzek, Colorado Rockies - Allegedly needed to "break the bank" with his deal and signed for $3.9M
#12 Aaron Crow, Kansas City Royals - Still has not signed, but is not subject to the Aug 17th deadline.
#13 Grant Green, Oakland As - Received a $2.75M signing bonus.
#14 Matt Purke, Texas Rangers - Did not sign and will head to college.
#15 Alex White, Cleveland Indians - As expected, White signed for a bit less than Minor did: $2.25M.
#19 Shelby Miller, St. Louis Cardinals - Received a signing bonus of $2.875M
#22 Kyle Gibson, Minnesota Twins - Signed a $1.8M contract.
#29 Slade Heathcott, New York Yankees - Signed a $2.2M contract.
#30 LeVon Washington, Tampa Bay Rays - Ultimately did not sign with the Rays.

Chad James, the 18th overall pick in the 2009 draft, has agreed to a contract with the Florida Marlins that has a $1.7M signing bonus. The MLB recommendation for his slot is $1.58M.

The deadline to sign 2009 MLB draft picks is August 17th. For an update on the status of first round draft picks, click here.

As expected, Nick Franklin, agreed to a $1.28M contract with the Seattle Mariners today. The commissioners office guideline for his draft slot, the 27th overall pick, is $1.161M.

The deadline to sign 2009 MLB draft picks is August 17th. For an update on the status of first round draft picks, click here.

Keith Law and Jason Churchill of espn.com had a big day of draft pick signing updates.

The deadline to sign 2009 MLB draft picks is August 17th. For an update on the status of first round draft picks, click here.

• The Yankees and Slade Heathcott are closing in on a $2M deal.
• Mike Leake has reached an agreement with the Reds. The 8th overall pick signed for $2.2M.
• The Reds have also signed the 43rd overall pick, Brad Boxberger for $857K
• Kyle Gibson and the Twins are about $1M apart in their contract negotiations.
• Catcher Wil Myers agreed to a $2M signing bonus with the Royals. Myers was a third-round selection.
• The Rays are not encourage about their chances of landing their first round pick, LeVon Washington. The second baseman is represented by Scott Boras who is likely dealing with his other clients: top 3 picks Stephen Strasburg, Dustin Ackley and Donovan Tate.
• David Renfroe, the Red Sox third round pick, signed for $1.4M.
• The Rays reached an agreement with their second round draft pick, Todd Glaesmann, for $930K.
• Opinion is that the Rays will not be able to sign their second round pick, Kenny Diekroger.
• The Rays signed their fourth round pick, Luke Bailey, to a $750K signing bonus. Bailey was a big prospect until having Tommy John surgery in April. Fortunately, he projects as a catcher, professionally.
• Nick Franklin is expected to sign with the Mariners this weekend and was in Seattle taking a physical.
• Max Stassi, a fourth round pick, received an offer from the As that was "within the ballpark" according to his father.

Keith Law and Jason Churchill of espn.com have a combined update with a couple of signings.

The deadline to sign 2009 MLB draft picks is August 17th. For an update on the status of first round draft picks, click here.

• The Diamondbacks have signed their first round pick, Bobby Borchering. The signing bonus was $1.8M.

• Madison Younginer, a seventh round pick by the Boston Red Sox, has agreed to a $975K signing bonus.
• The Giants signed their second round pick, Tommy Joseph, for $712K

Jason Churchill from espn.com has an update on a number of the first round draft picks that remain unsigned.

The deadline to sign 2009 MLB draft picks is August 17th. For an update on the status of first round draft picks, click here.

• Unless Stephen Strasburg signs a waiver allowing the Nationals to re-draft him in 2010 if they are unable to sign him this year, the Nationals will not be able to select him AND Bryce Harper in 2010. Similarly, Aaron Crow and Tanner Scheppers did not sign such a waiver for the clubs who drafted them in 2008, but were unable to sign them.
• Churchill feels that there are a number of signings we haven't heard about because MLB delays the announcement so that it does not drive up the signing price for other players who remain unsigned.
• The Blue Jays signed Chad Jenkins for $1.359M, the exact MLB recommended slot.
• Despite reports that the Reds and Mike Leake are far apart, Keith Law has heard that the sides will get a deal done.
• San Diego appears to be closing in on a deal with the #3 overall pick, Donovan Tate. Tate had reported to UNC's football camp but has left already to consider the Padres latest offer.
• While Crow has balked at the Royals $3M offer, Churchill hears that because Crow is not subject to the Aug 17 deadline, he's likely just exhausting his options before accepting the very fair offer.
• Churchill heard that Tyler Matzek was not too excited to be drafted by the Rockies and will either "break the bank" or head to school.

Keith Law from espn.com has an update on some of the first round draft picks who remained unsigned. 

The deadline to sign 2009 MLB draft picks is August 17th.  For an update on the status of first round draft picks, click here.

• The Royals have offered Aaron Crow $3M and indications are that he's looking for more.
• High school RHP Matt Graham from Texas, a sixth round draft pick by the Giants, signed for $500K.
• Patrick Schuster, he of the four consecutive no-hitter's fame, signed with the Diamondbacks for $450K.  He was a 13th round draft pick.
• The Red Sox 10th round pick, Brandon Jacobs, is expected to sign for $750K.  Similarly, the Sox 26th round pick, Miles Head, is expected to sign for $250K.
• Grant Green was in Oakland this week talking with officials, but no one expects him to sign before the deadline.

A couple links and signings to pass along. Unfortunately, nothing from the first round yet. For an update on the status of first round draft picks, click here.

• The As have slated first round money ($1M-$2M) for fourth round draft pick Max Stassi, but there's still a good chance he takes his scholarship to UCLA.
• There is word in the same article that the As and Grant Green have "been in regular contact".
• The Red Sox signed 10th round draft pick Brandon Jacobs (not the football player) for $750K. The slot recommendation for a 10th round pick is about $150K.
• Fifth round draft pick Ashur Tolliver was signed by the Orioles for $200K. Randy Henry ($365K) and Ryan Berry ($417,600) also agreed to contracts with Baltimore.
• The Pirates made the 175th overall pick of the draft (sixth round) , Zack Von Rosenberg, the highest paid draftee outside of the first round paying him a $1.2M deal. The move is an indication of the Pirates new direction - focusing on amateur talent.
• A former #1 draft pick by the Pirates doesn't seem to fit into their new plan.

Keith Law filed a report from Saturday's Under Armor All-Star Game. Let's take a look.

• Jameson Taillon from Woodlands HS, TX, was the most dominant pitcher with a fastball going 95-93 and a 84-83 splitter.
• Karsten Whitson was similarly dominant to Taillon throwing three solid pitches: a 94-91 fastball, 84-79 slider and a 80-79 change up. The only difference between Whitson and Taillon was Jameson's superior command.
• AJ Cole, a RHP from FL, had a nice 93-90 mph fastball, but did not locate the pitch very well and his breaking ball wasn't fooling hitters as much as it needs to be.
• Kevin Gausman was throwing harder than he did at the Area Code Games (for a review of those games, click here).
• While most pitchers tailed off after the third inning, it took Andrew Smith (RHP, Georgia) a few pitches to get into his grove in the first and improved as his outing went along. He displayed a nice 93-92 fastball with a good 76-74 curveball.
• While DeShaun Dixon is still playing "both ways" he was far better on the mound than at the dish. He threw two different curveballs - a short tight curve and a big Barry Zito-like slow one, but Law feels the shorter one will work better professionally.
• Stetson Allie struggled at the East Coast Showcase (for a review of those games, click here), but showed far better command at the All-Star game. Allie also plays both ways and unlike Dixon, Law likes him better as a third baseman.
• With four double, Nick Castellanos stole the show for the hitters.

In a move that had been widely speculated about for the past few days, the Chicago White Sox claimed Alex Rios off of waivers today and the Blue Jays let him go without compensation. 

Once the White Sox had claimed Rios, the Blue Jays had three options.  First, they could pull him off of waivers and no transaction would take place.  Second, they could negotiate a trade with the White Sox and receive some compensation for Rios.  Third, they could simply let Rios go to the White Sox.

The Jays chose the third option because this allowed them to rid themselves of Rios' massive contract.  Rios is owed $63.2M from 2010 through 2014 along with a $13.5M club option or $1M buyout for 2015.  The White Sox will also pay the $1.9M remaining on Rios' 2009 payment.

Jermaine Dye called the move "a shock."  There's now speculation as to what Dye's roll will be in the White Sox crowded outfield.

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports feels that the Jays have managed their payroll to be able to add a contract like Rios'.

White Sox GM Kenny Williams had attempted to acquire Rios before the deadline as well.