Terms were not disclosed, but 5th Round pick Tony Kemp apparently got himself PAID.
While slot for the 5-137 pick is $360,800, Kemp said:
It was a lot of money....there weren't many gray areas.
The Astros are also throwing in on Kemp's remaining 16 hours to graduate from Vanderbilt, which he'll complete over the course of the next two Falls.
Everything was straightforward. We came to an agreement, and they did
include school in the contract, which was one of the most important
things.
I mentioned this on the Morning Drive a few days ago, but it's unlikely that we're going to get hard numbers on signing bonuses to help negotiations with other Top 10 round picks. It would be fun, though.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
