Tigers sign 12th-rounder Bowen: Joseph Bowen, the Tigers' 12th-round pick in this week's First-Year Player Draft, has signed, according to the Star-Banner in Ocala, Fla.

Bowen, a well-regarded catcher out of Vanguard High School in the Ocala, Fla., area, played on former Tigers great Chet Lemon's AAU team. He had committed to play college ball at Central Florida but will report to the Tigers' Gulf Coast League affiliate in Lakeland instead.

More draft picks signed: The Tigers announced their second batch of signings from this month's First-Year Player Draft, including five of their first nine selections.

Second-round pick third baseman Ronnie Bourquin, the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year out of Ohio State, University of California center fielder Brennan Boesch (third round), Virginia Commonwealth infielder Scott Sizemore (fifth), Western Kentucky catcher Jordan Newton (sixth) and South Alabama left-hander Zach Piccola (ninth) all agreed to terms, as did Cal-Poly right-hander Casey Fien (20th) and Notre Dame lefty Thomas Thornton (21st).

Detroit has now agreed to terms with half of its 50 draft picks.

Can we set up a chart regarding the signing status of our picks?

signed/unsigned/expected to return style?

Can we set up a chart regarding the signing status of our picks?

signed/unsigned/expected to return style?

Rd Player Position Ht. Wt. B/T Age School Hometown
1 Andrew Miller LHP 6-6 210 L/L 21 U. of North Carolina Gainesville, FL
2 Ronnie Bourquin 3B 6-3 210 L/R 21 Ohio State U. Canton, OH
3 Brennan Boesch CF 6-6 210 L/L 21 UC-Berkeley Santa Monica, CA
4 Ryan Strieby 1B 6-5 235 R/R 20 U. of Kentucky Seattle, WA
5 Scott Sizemore SS 6-0 185 R/R 21 Virginia Commonwealth Chesepeake, VA
6 Jordan Newton C 5-10 195 R/R 20 Western Kentucky U. Elizabethtown, KY
7 Jonah Nickerson RHP 6-1 200 R/R 21 Oregon State U. Casper, WY
8 Chris Cody LHP 6-1 195 L/L 22 Manhattan College Brewster, NY
9 Zach Piccola LHP 6-4 240 R/L 21 U. of South Alabama Nashua, NH
10 Lauren Gagnier RHP 6-2 215 R/R 22 Cal St. Fullerton Santa Cruz, CA
11 Russell Parrott 2B 6-1 195 R/R 18 Desert Mountain HS West Bloomfield, MI
12 Joseph Bowen C 6-1 190 S/R 18 Vanguard HS Ocala, FL
13 Angel Castro RHP 5-11 200 R/R 23 Western Oklahoma St. Dominican Republic
14 Brett Jensen RHP 6-7 190 R/R 22 U. of Nebraska Eagle Grove, IA
15 Franco Valdes C 5-10 200 S/R 17 Monsignor Edward Pace HS Miami, FL
16 Jeffrey Gerbe RHP 6-3 200 R/R 21 Michigan State U. Detroit, MI
17 Ben Petralli C 6-2 175 S/R 20 Sacramento CC Weatherford, TX
18 Deik Scram CF 6-0 170 L/R 20 Oklahoma State U. Arkansas City, KS
19 Duane Below LHP 6-2 205 L/L 20 Lake Michigan College Tecumseh, MI
20 Casey Fien RHP 6-2 195 R/R 22 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Santa Rosa, CA
21 Thomas Thornton LHP 6-6 220 L/L 22 U. of Notre Dame Boston, MA
22 Christopher Krawczyk RHP 6-1 200 R/R 22 Missouri State U. Independence, MO
23 Aaron Fuhrman LHP 6-0 185 L/L 18 Pleasant Valley HS Saylorsburg, PA
24 Joseph Tucker CF 5-11 170 R/R 22 Kent State U. Canton, OH
25 Casey Weathers RHP 6-0 200 R/R 20 Vanderbilt U. Elk Grove, CA
26 Daniel Renfroe LF 6-0 185 R/R 18 Tattnall Square Academy Lizella, GA
27 Ryan Lindgren RHP 6-3 195 R/R 19 Seminole CC West Lakeland, MN
28 Derek Witt RHP 6-1 180 R/R 22 Ohio U. Davenport, IA
29 Christopher Carlson 1B 6-4 225 R/R 22 U. of New Mexico Topeka, KS
30 Philip Ortez LF 6-3 190 S/R 19 Scottsdale CC Scottsdale, AZ
31 Michael Sullivan CF 6-2 190 L/R 22 Ball State U. Munster, IN
32 Rudy Darrow RHP 5-10 180 R/R 22 Nicholls State U. Stillwater, OK
33 Kodiak Quick RHP 6-1 210 R/R 22 U. of Kansas St. Eustatius, Netherlands
34 Brandon Johnson RHP 6-5 210 R/R 19 Butler County CC Wichita, KS
35 Paul Hammond LHP 5-11 205 L/L 23 U. of Michigan Shelby, OH
36 Charles Nading RHP 6-5 200 R/R 18 East HS Anchorage, AK
37 Ryan LaMotta RHP 5-10 200 R/R 22 Baylor U. Houston, TX
38 Dana Arrowood RHP 6-4 215 R/R 23 Old Dominion U. Woodbridge, VA
39 Michael Bertram 3B 6-2 220 L/R 22 U. of Kentucky Lexington, KY
40 Adrian Casanova C 6-1 210 R/R 23 Clemson U. Miami, FL
41 John Freeman C 6-0 190 L/R 18 Carney HS Carney, OK
42 Kevin Chapman LHP 6-3 200 L/L 18 Westminster Academy Coral Springs, FL
43 David Mattox RHP 6-4 180 R/R 20 Connors State College Maumelle, AR
44 Ryan Kilmer CF 6-3 200 R/R 19 Midwest City HS Midwest City, OK
45 Lance Durham LF 5-11 210 L/R 18 Roger Bacon HS Cincinnati, OH
46 Kent Williamson RHP 6-2 175 R/R 18 Cowley County CC Topeka, KS
47 Alec Shepherd RHP 6-3 200 R/R 20 South Mountain CC Wilmar, MN
48 Matthew McDonald RHP 6-2 200 R/R 19 Ulster CC Halifax NS, Canada
49 Kyle Peter CF 6-2 169 L/R 20 Cloud County CC St. Louis, MO
50 Alan Oaks RF 6-3 230 R/R 18 Divine Child HS Southfield, MI

The bolded players have been signed. As new signings come in, I'll edit this and bold them also.

Can we set up a chart regarding the signing status of our picks?

signed/unsigned/expected to return style?

Rd Player Position Ht. Wt. B/T Age School Hometown
1 Andrew Miller LHP 6-6 210 L/L 21 U. of North Carolina Gainesville, FL
2 Ronnie Bourquin 3B 6-3 210 L/R 21 Ohio State U. Canton, OH
3 Brennan Boesch CF 6-6 210 L/L 21 UC-Berkeley Santa Monica, CA
4 Ryan Strieby 1B 6-5 235 R/R 20 U. of Kentucky Seattle, WA
5 Scott Sizemore SS 6-0 185 R/R 21 Virginia Commonwealth Chesepeake, VA
6 Jordan Newton C 5-10 195 R/R 20 Western Kentucky U. Elizabethtown, KY
7 Jonah Nickerson RHP 6-1 200 R/R 21 Oregon State U. Casper, WY
8 Chris Cody LHP 6-1 195 L/L 22 Manhattan College Brewster, NY
9 Zach Piccola LHP 6-4 240 R/L 21 U. of South Alabama Nashua, NH
10 Lauren Gagnier RHP 6-2 215 R/R 22 Cal St. Fullerton Santa Cruz, CA
11 Russell Parrott 2B 6-1 195 R/R 18 Desert Mountain HS West Bloomfield, MI
12 Joseph Bowen C 6-1 190 S/R 18 Vanguard HS Ocala, FL
13 Angel Castro RHP 5-11 200 R/R 23 Western Oklahoma St. Dominican Republic
14 Brett Jensen RHP 6-7 190 R/R 22 U. of Nebraska Eagle Grove, IA
15 Franco Valdes C 5-10 200 S/R 17 Monsignor Edward Pace HS Miami, FL
16 Jeffrey Gerbe RHP 6-3 200 R/R 21 Michigan State U. Detroit, MI
17 Ben Petralli C 6-2 175 S/R 20 Sacramento CC Weatherford, TX
18 Deik Scram CF 6-0 170 L/R 20 Oklahoma State U. Arkansas City, KS
19 Duane Below LHP 6-2 205 L/L 20 Lake Michigan College Tecumseh, MI
20 Casey Fien RHP 6-2 195 R/R 22 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Santa Rosa, CA
21 Thomas Thornton LHP 6-6 220 L/L 22 U. of Notre Dame Boston, MA
22 Christopher Krawczyk RHP 6-1 200 R/R 22 Missouri State U. Independence, MO
23 Aaron Fuhrman LHP 6-0 185 L/L 18 Pleasant Valley HS Saylorsburg, PA
24 Joseph Tucker CF 5-11 170 R/R 22 Kent State U. Canton, OH
25 Casey Weathers RHP 6-0 200 R/R 20 Vanderbilt U. Elk Grove, CA
26 Daniel Renfroe LF 6-0 185 R/R 18 Tattnall Square Academy Lizella, GA
27 Ryan Lindgren RHP 6-3 195 R/R 19 Seminole CC West Lakeland, MN
28 Derek Witt RHP 6-1 180 R/R 22 Ohio U. Davenport, IA
29 Christopher Carlson 1B 6-4 225 R/R 22 U. of New Mexico Topeka, KS
30 Philip Ortez LF 6-3 190 S/R 19 Scottsdale CC Scottsdale, AZ
31 Michael Sullivan CF 6-2 190 L/R 22 Ball State U. Munster, IN
32 Rudy Darrow RHP 5-10 180 R/R 22 Nicholls State U. Stillwater, OK
33 Kodiak Quick RHP 6-1 210 R/R 22 U. of Kansas St. Eustatius, Netherlands
34 Brandon Johnson RHP 6-5 210 R/R 19 Butler County CC Wichita, KS
35 Paul Hammond LHP 5-11 205 L/L 23 U. of Michigan Shelby, OH
36 Charles Nading RHP 6-5 200 R/R 18 East HS Anchorage, AK
37 Ryan LaMotta RHP 5-10 200 R/R 22 Baylor U. Houston, TX
38 Dana Arrowood RHP 6-4 215 R/R 23 Old Dominion U. Woodbridge, VA
39 Michael Bertram 3B 6-2 220 L/R 22 U. of Kentucky Lexington, KY
40 Adrian Casanova C 6-1 210 R/R 23 Clemson U. Miami, FL
41 John Freeman C 6-0 190 L/R 18 Carney HS Carney, OK
42 Kevin Chapman LHP 6-3 200 L/L 18 Westminster Academy Coral Springs, FL
43 David Mattox RHP 6-4 180 R/R 20 Connors State College Maumelle, AR
44 Ryan Kilmer CF 6-3 200 R/R 19 Midwest City HS Midwest City, OK
45 Lance Durham LF 5-11 210 L/R 18 Roger Bacon HS Cincinnati, OH
46 Kent Williamson RHP 6-2 175 R/R 18 Cowley County CC Topeka, KS
47 Alec Shepherd RHP 6-3 200 R/R 20 South Mountain CC Wilmar, MN
48 Matthew McDonald RHP 6-2 200 R/R 19 Ulster CC Halifax NS, Canada
49 Kyle Peter CF 6-2 169 L/R 20 Cloud County CC St. Louis, MO
50 Alan Oaks RF 6-3 230 R/R 18 Divine Child HS Southfield, MI

The bolded players have been signed. As new signings come in, I'll edit this and bold them also.

Thank you.

I think the fact that Miller and Nickerson are both in the CWS may be comtributing to them not being signed yet. With Miller speculation is that it will take him quite a while to sign anyhow, but the CWS certainly has both of them concentrating on something else. Tenth round pick Gagnier had been in it, but was recently eliminated, so they may be getting closer to a deal with him.

Nice work, Jethro, thanks.

Undrafted Free Agent Signing:
Second baseman Mike Trapani has agreed to a free agent deal with the Detroit Tigers. He will begin his professional career at Class A Lakeland (Fla.)

Link to Profile: http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/trapani_mike00.html

Andrew Miller is the third straight first-round draft choice whom the Tigers have had difficulty in signing. Who has more leverage, Miller or Detroit? Will he sign or will this turn into a Luke Hochevar situation?

Steven Silverman
Detroit

I addressed this situation in our latest issue's Draft Dish, which should be posted online in the near future. Tigers fans need not worry. The sixth overall choice, Miller almost certainly will sign with Detroit rather than re-enter the next year's draft, as Hochevar did after the Dodgers made him a supplemental first-round pick in 2005.

The Tigers' previous two first-rounders, Justin Verlander and Cameron Maybin, took longer than expected to sign. But Miller's negotiations are proceeding as expected. As the consensus top talent in 2006, he likely will command the highest bonus in the draft this side of Jeff Samardzija's record $7.25 million, which was the result of Samardzija's NFL potential. Major League Baseball prefers that the biggest bonuses get announced late in the summer, theoretically so they won't affect other negotiations, and Miller wasn't likely to sign before August or September.

"Obviously, going into it, we knew it would probably be a lengthy negotiation," Detroit scouting director David Chadd said. "You never know, but we didn't think he was going to sign the next day."

Neither side really holds leverage over the other in these negotiations. The Tigers don't want to lose their first-round pick, and Miller wants to start his pro career and will be paid handsomely. In the end, expect him to receive a deal similar to that received by Mike Pelfrey. The top pitching prospect in the 2005 draft, Pelfrey fell to the No. 9 pick and got a $3.55 million bonus as part of a four-year, $5.25 million contract with the Mets.http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/askba/262073.html